On Durability of Reinforced Concrete Structures: A Design Methodology for RC Beams and Columns in Corrosive Environments

The work presents a design methodology for carrying out durability-based optimal design of reinforced concrete (RC) structures exposed to corrosive environments causing the problems of chloride-induced reinforcement corrosion. For the purpose, an extensive experimental investigation was carried out to generate the data required for obtaining empirical models for relating chloride-induced reinforcement corrosion rate with the key affecting...