Probabilistic assessment of corroded concrete structures – systematic literature review

Abstract

The evaluation of service conditions of concrete structures has still been carried out through implicit knowledge based on the expertise and knowledge of inspectors, who classify structures based on subjective criteria. The main degradation mechanism of reinforced and prestressed concrete structures is the corrosion of steel reinforcements, with expressive maintenance and repair costs. The phenomenon of corrosion in concrete structures has a complex behavior and presents several uncertainties, and deterministic analyzes can produce very conservative responses, which can unnecessarily increase maintenance costs, thus justifying probabilistic approaches. This article then presents a systematic literature review of articles that address the evaluation of concrete structures under reinforcement corrosion using a probabilistic approach. In this regard, 94 journal articles obtained through an appropriate review protocol were reviewed. Thus, the summary of the main proposed methodologies was carried out, as well as the identification of research gaps on the subject.