The objectives of this research were to investigate the sensitivity of two-prong and fourprong resistivity measurements to certain operator-controlled variables and to conduct a direct comparison of the sensitivity of two-prong and four-prong resistivity measurements to certain concrete material variables. Four full-factorial experiments were designed for this research. In the experimentation on operator-controlled variables with two-prong resistivity testing, main effects that are both statistically significant and practically important include hole depth and surface water. In the experimentation on operator-controlled variables with four-prong resistivity testing, probe position, surface water, and prong spacing are all neither statistically significant nor practically important. This high degree of unexplained variation may be of concern to practitioners. In the experimentation on concrete material variables with two-prong and four-prong resistivity testing, main effects that are both statistically significant and practically important include chloride concentration and temperature, both of which exhibit inverse relationships with resistivity. These research findings support several important recommendations for resistivity testing. Operators of the two-prong resistivity device should use an accurately positioned drill stop to ensure that the prepared holes are consistently the correct depth, and they should expect to obtain different values depending on the presence of surface water on the deck surface. Operators considering use of the four-prong resistivity device should not expect the measurements to be sensitive to probe position with respect to rebar, presence of surface water, or prong spacing for conditions similar to those investigated in this research. Operators interested in monitoring resistivity values over time to ascertain material changes in a bridge deck should develop protocols for measuring concrete temperature in the field and subsequently normalizing resistivity measurements to a standard temperature.

This study involved a comparative investigation of chloride-induced corrosion detection techniques on loaded reinforced concrete slabs which were exposed to deicing salts and wetting-drying cycles to simulate typical aggressive environments in cold climates. The studied techniques involved linear polarization technique, galvanostatic pulse technique, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, half-cell potential and concrete electrical resistivity mapping. The results showed that concrete quality and moisture content have a direct effect on corrosion activity, and these properties are represented well with concrete electrical resistivity. The galvanostatic pulse technique was shown to correlate well with electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, which was used as a benchmark for corrosion rate measurements in this study; however, the galvanostatic pulse technique was not capable of detecting corrosion activity in saturated concrete accurately. The results of this research do not support the criteria provided by the ASTM C876-09 standard for using half-cell potentials to estimate the probability of reinforcing steel corrosion in reinforced concrete structures.

This study involved a comparative investigation of chloride-induced corrosion detection techniques on loaded reinforced concrete slabs which were exposed to deicing salts and wetting-drying cycles to simulate typical aggressive environments in cold climates. The studied techniques involved linear polarization technique, galvanostatic pulse technique, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, half-cell potential and concrete electrical resistivity mapping. The results showed that concrete quality and moisture content have a direct effect on corrosion activity, and these properties are represented well with concrete electrical resistivity. The galvanostatic pulse technique was shown to correlate well with electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, which was used as a benchmark for corrosion rate measurements in this study; however, the galvanostatic pulse technique was not capable of detecting corrosion activity in saturated concrete accurately. The results of this research do not support the criteria provided by the ASTM C876-09 standard for using half-cell potentials to estimate the probability of reinforcing steel corrosion in reinforced concrete structures.

This study involved a comparative investigation of chloride-induced corrosion detection techniques on loaded reinforced concrete slabs which were exposed to deicing salts and wetting-drying cycles to simulate typical aggressive environments in cold climates. The studied techniques involved linear polarization technique, galvanostatic pulse technique, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, half-cell potential and concrete electrical resistivity mapping. The results showed that concrete quality and moisture content have a direct effect on corrosion activity, and these properties are represented well with concrete electrical resistivity. The galvanostatic pulse technique was shown to correlate well with electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, which was used as a benchmark for corrosion rate measurements in this study; however, the galvanostatic pulse technique was not capable of detecting corrosion activity in saturated concrete accurately. The results of this research do not support the criteria provided by the ASTM C876-09 standard for using half-cell potentials to estimate the probability of reinforcing steel corrosion in reinforced concrete structures.

Aim of the diploma's thesis is to design selectedelements of sports hall. It is a single-storey object, where the main structural system consists of a frame of columns and prestressed girder. Design of elements is done according to limit states. To determine the effects of internal forces is used computational software Scia Engineer 2008.Outputs from computational software are compared with simplified manual calculation. There’s performed assessment and reinforcement of selected elements. For each element are drawn production drawings and reinforcement drawings. There are also prepared drawings of parts of construction and foundation drawing. Design and evaluation is conducted according to valid standards. The proposed design meets the requirements according to the ultimate and serviceability limit state.

Sandwichelemente mit Betondeckschichten besitzen gute bauphysikalische Eigenschaften, einen hohen Vorfertigungsgrad, geringe Montagezeiten und eine gute architektonische Gestaltbarkeit. Werden die Deckschichten mit einer Betonstahlbewehrung ausgeführt, ergibt sich ihre Dicke aufgrund der in EC 2 [1] geforderten Mindestbetondeckung zum Korrosionsschutz der Bewehrung zu etwa 80 mm [2]. Weiterhin wird bei der Bemessung von Stahlbetonsandwichelementen die Verbundtragwirkungen zwischen den einzelnen Schichten nicht angesetzt, sodass das volle Potenzial der Sandwichbauweise bei Stahlbetonsandwichelementen nicht ausgeschöpft wird. Das Forschungsvorhaben beschäftigte sich daher, aufbauend auf den Ergebnissen aus den Projekten HE 2637/16-1 und HE 2637/16-2 [3], s. S.356 ff ., mit der praxisnahen Umsetzung von weitspannenden Sandwichelementen mit dünnen Deckschichten unter Ausnutzung der Sandwichtragwirkung. Ein analytisches Berechnungsmodell, das im Zuge des Vorhabens entwickelt wurde, berücksichtigt die Verbundtragwirkung zwischen den einzelnen Schichten und kann das Trag- und Verformungsverhalten zutreffend abbilden. / Sandwich elements with concrete facings have excellent physical properties, a high level of prefabrication, short assembly times and various architectural design options. The facings are usually produced with steel reinforcement, which leads to a thickness of about 80 mm due to the minimum concrete cover required in EC 2 [1] for corrosion protection of the reinforcement [2]. Furthermore, the bond between the single layers are not taken into account in the design of sandwich elements, so that the full potential of sandwich constructions with reinforced concrete facings is not completely exhausted. Based on the projects HE 2637/16-1 and HE 2637/16-2 [3], see page 356 et seq., the focus of the transfer project was set on wide-span sandwich elements with thin facings made of carbon reinforced concrete and their practical production. An analytical model, which was developed during the project term, takes into account the bond between the single layers and can accurately represent the load-bearing and deformation behaviour of the novel sandwich elements.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-07-29T15:03:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 dissertacao Adrielli.pdf: 5370662 bytes, checksum: 4e167ff0f119f9298b4d7ed2791baa06 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-08-29 / The present work aims to study the performance of concrete with regard to the action of chloride ions, evaluating the influence of both mineral additions and water/binder ratio (w/b), considering kinetic and thermodynamic aspects of the corrosive phenomenon. A experimental research was carried out considering the following variables: the presence of mineral additions in partial substitution to the cement weight (10% of silica fume; 25% of fly ash; 10%, 20% and 30% of metakaolin) and the water/binder ratio (0,40 and 0,55). Thus, cubic concrete test specimens were produced, in addition to cylindrical test specimens for concrete characterization in relation to the compressive strength, specific mass, void ratio and capillary water absorption. After 645 days of casting, the cubic concrete test specimens were submitted to the chlorides attack during 308 days, totality 44 weekly cycles of immersion in chlorides aggressive solution. They were monitored, throughout this period, by means of techniques, such as: the concrete electric resistivity, the half-cell potential, the polarization resistance and the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. At the end of the experiment, visual inspections of reinforcing steels allowed to observe their superficial aspects after attack. As general result, it was gotten that the incorporation of mineral additions to the concretes promoted significant profits in all the evaluated properties, evidencing the beneficial effect of these additions in concretes exposed to aggressive conditions, specially in those in which there are chloride ions. In this direction, the statistical analysis has shown evidences that concretes with silica fume and metakaolin achieved the best results of electrical resistivity. In relation to the half-cell potentials, the reference concrete (without mineral additions) presented the worst performance, with an indication of despassivation in the reinforcing steels accentuated fall in the values of resistance of polarization with the time, proving the susceptibility of these systems to the action of chlorides. The concrete with mineral additions did not present depassivation of the reinforcing steels meaning that these systems possess great durability and service life in relation to those without mineral additions / O presente trabalho tem como objetivo estudar o desempenho de concretos quanto à ação de íons cloreto, avaliando tanto a interveniência das adições minerais incorporadas ao concreto quanto da relação água/aglomerante (a/ag), considerando aspectos cinéticos e termodinâmicos do fenômeno corrosivo. Para tanto, desenvolveu-se uma pesquisa experimental que contemplou as seguintes variáveis: a presença de adições minerais em substituição parcial à massa de cimento (10% de sílica ativa; 25% de cinza volante; 10%, 20% e 30% de metacaulim) e a relação água/aglomerante (0,40 e 0,55). Foram moldados corpos-de-prova cúbicos, além de corpos-de-prova cilíndricos para caracterização dos concretos quanto à resistência à compressão, massa específica, índice de vazios e absorção de água por capilaridade. Após 645 dias de moldagem, os corpos-de-prova cúbicos de concreto foram submetidos ao ataque por cloretos durante 308 dias, totalizando 44 ciclos semanais de imersão em solução agressiva e posterior secagem em ambiente de laboratório. Foram monitorados, ao longo deste período, a resistividade elétrica desses concretos, os potenciais de corrosão, a resistência de polarização e a impedância eletroquímica. Ao fim do experimento, inspeções visuais à armadura permitiram observar o seu aspecto superficial após o período de ataque. Como resultado geral, obteve-se que a incorporação de adições minerais aos concretos promoveu ganhos significativos em todas as propriedades avaliadas, evidenciando o efeito benéfico dessas adições em concretos submetidos às condições agressivas, sobretudo contendo íons cloreto. Nesse sentido, a análise estatística evidenciou que os concretos com sílica ativa e com metacaulim obtiveram os melhores resultados de resistividade elétrica. Quanto aos potenciais de corrosão, os concretos de referência (sem adições minerais) apresentaram desempenho inferior, com a indicação da despassivação das armaduras e a queda acentuada nos valores de resistência de polarização com o tempo, comprovando a susceptibilidade desses sistemas à ação de cloretos. Os concretos com adições minerais não apresentaram despassivação das armaduras, denotando que esses sistemas possuem maior durabilidade e vida útil em comparação àqueles referentes aos concretos sem adição mineral, tendo em vista o ataque por cloretos

This diploma thesis deals with the static review of structure for a football pitch. It is crosswise prestressed reinforced sliding plate with variable cross section. Assessment of the elements was done according to limit states. Internal forces from the load effects were calculated using the SW SciaEngineer 2015.1. The elements were assessed by SW Idea StatiCa 6. The main outputs of this static calculation are drawings of the shape and drawings of the reinforcement.

The subject of this diploma thesis is a static solution of selected load-bearing structures of a polyfunctional building. The structures are designed according with ČSN EN 1992-1-1: Design of concrete structures - Part 1-1: General rules and rules for building construction

The thesis is focused on the opinion of an office building from the perspective of two different standards and comparing their approaches. These standards is a currently valid European Standard EN 1992-1-1 (EC2) and standard according to US standards ACI 318-11. In this work were considered pillars in the second basement and on the first floor. Was also assessed locally supported slab above the 1st floor and staircase connects the individual floors. All the completed elements were assessed according to the 1st ultimate limit state.