Seminar on

“EFFECT OF CORROSION ON RC BUILDING”

Presented by

“Tanhavi Gajbhiye”
(MT17STR014)

Under the Supervision of

“Dr. Sangeeta Gadve”

 Contents

• Scope of the work

• Introduction
• Literature Review
• Work done so far
• Work to be done
• References
 Scope of the work

1. To study general mechanism of corrosion.

2. To study effect of corrosion of reinforcement on

performance of Reinforced Concrete building.
 Introduction
• Corrosion of reinforcing steel in concrete is a major problem.

• An electrochemical process.

• Volume increase in steel and concrete interface ≈ 6 to 10 times.

• Disadvantage:
a. Cracks,
b. Cover spalling,
c. Loss of bond between concrete and bars,
d. Ductility loss and
e. Reduction of life of structures
 Literature Review
Author Year Topic
Dimitri V. Val 2007 Deterioration of Strength of RC Beams due to
Corrosion and Its Influence on Beam Reliability
Anna Saetta, Paola Simioni, 2008 Seismic response of corroded r.c. structures
Luisa Berto and Renato
Vitaliani
Ch. Alk. Apostolopoulos 2009 The Influence of Corrosion and Cross-Section
Diameter on the Mechanical Properties of B500c
Steel
Fabio Biondinia, Alessandro 2011 Seismic performance of concrete structures
Palermob and Giandomenico exposed to corrosion: case studies of low-rise
Toniolo precast buildings
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Raja Rizwan Hussain 2011
Xiao-Hui Wang, Xiang-Hua 2011
Gao, Bing Li and Bao-Ru
Deng
Inci P., Goksu C., Ilki A., & 2012
Kumbasar N.
Mohammad M. Kashani, 2012
Adam J. Crewe, Nicholas A.
Alexander
Effect of moisture variation on oxygen
consumption rate of corroding steel in chloride
contaminated concrete
Effect of bond and corrosion within partial
length on shear behaviour and load capacity of
RC beam
Effects of reinforcement corrosion on the
performance of RC frame buildings subjected to
seismic actions
Stress-Strain Response of Corroded Reinforcing
Bars under Monotonic and Cyclic Loading
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K. D. Pitilakis, S. T. 2014
Karapetrou, S. D. Fotopoulou
Hakan Yalciner, Serhan 2015
Sensoy, and Ozgur Eren
Xiao-Hui Yu, Kai Qian, Da- 2017
Gang Lu and Bing Li
Li H., Li B., Jin R., Li S., & Yu, 2018
J. G.
Consideration of aging and SSI effects on
seismic vulnerability assessment of RC
buildings
Seismic Performance Assessment of a
Corroded 50-Year-Old Reinforced Concrete
Building
Progressive Collapse Behaviour of Aging
Reinforced Concrete Structures Considering
Corrosion Effects
Effects of sustained loading and corrosion
on the performance of reinforced concrete
beams
 Work done so far
1. Studied general corrosion process
2. Relevant papers

• Inci P., Goksu C., Ilki A., & Kumbasar N. (2012). “Effects
of reinforcement corrosion on the performance of RC
frame buildings subjected to seismic actions”
• Numerical study.

• Depth of corrosion and its distribution along the

reinforcement were taken from previous experimental
results.

• 10 hypothetical building were considered for assessing its

seismic performance under corrosion damage.

• 6 different earthquake data were used for time history

analysis.
Building plan

Picture reference: Elsevier.com

 Pushover Analysis

• Lateral loads were assumed to act proportionally through the

height.
• Lateral-load capacity of the structure was reduced .
• Lateral-displacement capacity was also reduced.
Picture reference : Elsevier.com
 Nonlinear Time-History Analyses
• Analysis of building was done under 6 different earthquakes.

• Maximum drift ratios for first stories of buildings is shown in table:

Building Mexico Sylmar Kobe Kocaeli Duzce Bingol

1980 1994 1995 1999 1999 2003
S0 0.024 0.032 0.053 0.010 0.059 0.013

S10-12 0.031 0.034 0.045 0.018 0.045 0.013

S20-6 0.023 0.023 0.023 0.021 0.022 0.014

S30-3 0.012 0.012 0.011 0.011 0.012 0.011

 Conclusion
• The strains obtained from these two analysis were different but
the overall structural seismic performance levels determined by
both analyses were generally in agreement.

• Proper consideration of corrosion in reinforcing bars is extremely

important for seismic safety assessment of existing buildings.

• The main negative effect of corrosion on strength is the

reduction in diameter of rebar, whereas its negative effect on
displacement capacity comes from concentration of pits.
• Li H., Li B., Jin R., Li S., & Yu, J. G. (2018). “Effects of
sustained loading and corrosion on the performance
of reinforced concrete beams”
• Analyzed 13 RC beam under sustain loading and corrosion of
reinforcement simultaneously.

• Three corrosion durations were considered- 0, 5, 10 and 20 days.

• Four levels of sustain loading- 0, 15%, 30% and 60% of ultimate load
capacity was applies to beams.

Picture reference : Elsevier.com

 Experimental set-up
(a) sustained loading, and
(b) water spray for corrosion

Picture c reference : Elsevier.com

• Faraday’s law

𝑊𝐼𝑡
𝑚=
𝐹

Where m is the mass loss of reinforcement per unit of surface area;

I is the applied current density;
t is the corrosion duration;
W and F are the equivalent weight of steel and the Faraday’s constant,
respectively.
 Results and Conclusion
• At advanced level of corrosion, pitting corrosion was found.

• Sectional area loss has more significance than mass loss.

• Increment in loading would not increase the crack width caused by
the reinforcement corrosion, but increase the length of longitudinal
cracks.
Picture reference : Elsevier.com
• Corrosion rate is fastest between 15% and 30% loading.

• The corroded beam with 29.01% section area loss in reinforcements

fails in the brittle manner.
Picture reference : Elsevier.com
• Loading capacity and deformation ability reduces as sustain loading
and corrosion periods increased.

• Increasing the corrosion level of reinforcements initially enhances the

flexural stiffness and ultimately decreases for beams under severe
corrosion.

Picture reference : Elsevier.com

 Work to be done
• Analysis of change in properties of steel bars due to
corrosion of reinforcement.

• Analysis of adverse effect of corrosion of rebars on concrete

properties.

• Study the performance of RC buildings under the action of

corrosion.
 References
• Broomfield, J. P. (2003). Corrosion of steel in concrete: understanding,
investigation and repair. CRC Press.

• Dimitri V. Val (2007). “Deterioration of Strength of RC Beams due to

Corrosion and Its Influence on Beam Reliability” J. Struct. Eng., ASCE,
2007, 133(9): 1297-1306

• Anna Saetta, Paola Simioni, Luisa Berto and Renato Vitaliani

(2008).“Seismic response of corroded r.c. structures” Taylor & Francis
Group, London
• Ch. Alk. Apostolopoulos (2009). “The Influence of Corrosion and
Cross-Section Diameter on the Mechanical Properties of B500c
Steel” Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, ASM
International (2009) 18:190–195

• Fabio Biondinia, Alessandro Palermob and Giandomenico Toniolo

(2011). “Seismic performance of concrete structures exposed to
corrosion: case studies of low-rise precast buildings” Structure
and Infrastructure Engineering, Taylor & Francis Group, London

• Raja Rizwan Hussain(2011). “Effect of moisture variation on

oxygen consumption rate of corroding steel in chloride
contaminated concrete” Elsevier Ltd., Cement & Concrete
Composites 33 (2011) 154–161
• Xiao-Hui Wang, Xiang-Hua Gao, Bing Li and Bao-Ru Deng (2011).
“Effect of bond and corrosion within partial length on shear
behaviourand load capacity of RC beam” Elsevier Ltd.,
Construction and Building Materials 25 (2011) 1812–1823

• Inci P., Goksu C., Ilki A., & Kumbasar N. (2012). “Effects of
reinforcement corrosion on the performance of RC frame
buildings subjected to seismic actions”. Journal of Performance of
Constructed Facilities, 27(6), 683-696.

• Mohammad M. Kashani, Adam J. Crewe, Nicholas A. Alexander

(2012). “Stress-Strain Response of Corroded Reinforcing Bars
under Monotonic and Cyclic Loading” 15 WCEE, Lisboa 2012
• K. D. Pitilakis, S. T. Karapetrou, S. D. Fotopoulou (2014).
“Consideration of aging and SSI effects on seismic vulnerability
assessment of RC buildings” Bull Earthquake Eng (2014)
12:1755–1776

• Hakan Yalciner, Serhan Sensoy, and Ozgur Eren (2015). “Seismic

Performance Assessment of a Corroded 50-Year-Old Reinforced
Concrete Building” J. Struct. Eng., 0.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541

• Xiao-Hui Yu, Kai Qian, Da-Gang Lu and Bing Li (2017).

“Progressive Collapse Behavior of Aging Reinforced Concrete
Structures Considering Corrosion Effects” J. Perform. Constr.
Facil., ASCE, 2017, 31(4): 04017009
• Li H., Li B., Jin R., Li S., & Yu, J. G. (2018). “Effects of sustained
loading and corrosion on the performance of reinforced concrete
beams”. Construction and Building Materials, 169, 179-187.
Thank You