ABSTRACT
Reinforced concrete bridges suffer from significant durability issues. The increased use of prefabricated assembled components with the development of accelerated bridge construction methods has led to the construction joints having an increasingly negative impact on the concrete durability. Wet joints, as a type of joints, possess a larger interface concrete porosity that promotes the transmission of harmful substances and consequently causes accelerated corrosion to reinforcement. Meanwhile, loads and environment corrosion also cause cracking and degradation of pore structures, leading to diminished concrete durability. This paper focuses on a review of durability of concrete wet joints considering the impact of loads and environment corrosion. The study includes the methods for testing the durability of concrete joints, performance related to their degradation, and the numerical models that account for joints. It also describes the potential study on impact of loads and environment corrosion on bridge construction joints.
