Modeling of the corrosion-induced crack in concrete contained transverse crack subject to chloride ion penetration

This study aimed to investigate the effect of transverse cracks on corrosion-induced cracking in reinforced concrete (RC) structures. A three-dimensional diffusion-mechanical model of RC with transverse cracks was developed, the effects of the transverse crack deflection angle and width on the diffusion process were considered, and the extended finite element method (XFEM) was used to simulate corrosion-induced crack paths. An accelerated...