Corrosion fatigue life prediction for steel bar in concrete based on fatigue crack propagation and equivalent initial flaw size

A new corrosion fatigue life prediction approach for steel bar in concrete based on fatigue crack propagation and equivalent initial flaw size (EIFS) was proposed, coupling corrosion growth and fatigue crack propagation together. By using fracture mechanics method and introducing the concept of EIFS, theoretical approach for corrosion fatigue life prediction was discussed, and the corresponding mechanical model was presented. Through accelerated...