One of the great concerns in view of the durability of reinforced concrete is the corrosion of steel reinforcement in concrete. RC structures exposed to chloride and high temperature environments like sea, deicing salts, deserts and industrial zones suffer from accelerated corrosion of rebars. There is no doubt that the presence of chloride ions promote the disruption of the passive layer causing corrosion of reinforcement and the chloride attack becomes much more severe when coupled with high temperature. Therefore, to be able to forecast the service life of RC structures it is...

This book proposes a new concept in corrosion modeling approach which is based on the existing scientific corrosion laws and is also verified by experimentation. An enhanced simulation tool has been developed for the coupled effects of mass and energy transport through porous media of reinforced concrete using cutting edge corrosion modeling techniques. A comprehensive enhancement of finite element model for predicting the rate of steel corrosion in concrete structures under the effect of various environmental actions is developed. Deep investigations were conducted for the effects of various...

In this book a software has been developed
especially for educational or learning purpose. This
software is about "stress" which is one of the leading
important phenomena in the field of civil engineering. This
book is based on a software which will show the stress
components in graphics as well as its transformation. Any
point inside the mass or inside any structure has to face
both normal and shear stresses from each of the three
directions. This can be represented by a cube which has
...

With the passage of time and advancement in technology, people headed to cities from villages in pursuit of better occupations and luxurious lifestyles. As the cities ran out of space, it became problematic to accommodate the ever- increasing population. In this time of dilemma, civil engineers rose to the occasion and faced the challenge of providing accommodation to a large number of citizens in a limited space, defiantly. Hence, the proposal of high-rise buildings was put forward. Some decades back, there were no softwares to carry out the analysis and design of high-rise ...

Axial load carrying capacity bored pile of a typical bridge is calculated. Different methods namely Meyerhofs, Vesic, Janbus and AASHTO methods are used in this regard. A general purpose finite element program (STAAD Pro. software) has been used for the calculation of pier load resulting from wheel load and lane load. HS 20-44 truck loads are considered here as designed live load. The total vertical load is calculated by summing the dead load, wheel load and lane load. The soil test report prepared by Dhaka Water Development Board is used to determine the various parameters needed for...

The book deals with state-of-the-art techniques available in the present time to explore rusting of steel reinforcement in concrete environment infinitesimally. The idea of the book is to grasp the concept of passive layer, its breakdown, rusting of steel and the interface between steel and concrete at the grass root level so that the original facts and figures can be understood. The books deals with the hands on experience, problems, solutions, case to case variations and limitations while using infinitesimal techniques for analyzing corrosion process in reinforced concrete structures. This...