To investigate bond behavior degradation induced by combined corrosion and interaction (i.e., coupled corrosion) of longitudinal rebars and stirrups in existing concrete structures, 43 eccentric pull-out specimens were fabricated. Parameters considered included corrosion ratios (individual and coupled corrosion of longitudinal rebar and stirrup), the ratio of cover thickness to rebar diameter (c/d), and the number of stirrups. Accelerated corrosion tests and pull-out tests were sequentially conducted on these specimens. The influence of each parameter on corrosion phenomena, loading response, and interfacial bond-slip mechanisms was systematically studied. The results indicate that increasing the number of stirrups or decreasing the c/d delays cover splitting, thus enhancing bond strength and corresponding peak slip. Under slight corrosion conditions (corrosion ratios less than 1.5% for longitudinal rebar and 3.2% for stirrup), bond strength decreased by approximately 7.2% in 46% of the specimens, and increased by about 3.5% in the remaining 54%. However, as corrosion progressed, bond strength decreased gradually. The degradation in bond strength caused by stirrup corrosion, longitudinal rebar corrosion, and their coupled corrosion increased successively. Coupled corrosion involving multi-legged stirrups or larger-diameter longitudinal rebar aggravated cover cracking and thus weakened bond strength. Based on the experimental results, a continuous bond stress-slip model was developed, incorporating changes in interface constraints and coupled corrosion effects. Predictions from this model showed good agreement with the experimental results.
TIANY, ZHANGG Y, YEH L,et al .Corrosion of steel rebar in concrete induced by chloride ions under natural environments[J].Construction and Building Materials,2023, 369: 130504.
[2]
SEZENH. Seismic behavior and modeling of reinforced concrete building columns [D]. Berkeley:University of California, 2002.
[3]
CORONELLID, MULASM G. Local-global approach in the seismic analysis of R/C frames including bond slip effects[J].Engineering Structures,2001,23(8):911-925.
[4]
AL-SULAIMANIG J, KALEEMULLAHM, BASUNBULI A,et al .Influence of corrosion and cracking on bond behavior and strength of reinforced concrete members[J]. Aci Structural Journal,1990,87:220-231.
LINH W, ZHAOY X, GUOC X, et al. Fatigue of the bond behavior of corroded reinforced concrete with corrosion-induced cracks[J]. Engineering Mechanics,2020,37(1):98-107.(in Chinese)
[7]
TONDOLOF. Bond behaviour with reinforcement corrosion[J].Construction and Building Materials,2015,93:926-932.
[8]
HANJARIK Z, CORONELLID, LUNDGRENK. Bond capacity of severely corroded bars with corroded stirrups[J]. Magazine of Concrete Research, 2011, 63(12): 953-968.
ZHANGX D, WEIS Y, QINW .Corrosion mechanism analyses of stirrup in concrete structure[J].Journal of Guangxi University (Natural Science Edition),2003,28(1):10-13.(in Chinese)
LIUX L .Fundamental research on safety and durability of major structures in civil and hydraulic engineering[J].China Civil Engineering Journal,2001,34(6):1-7.(in Chinese)
[13]
ZHOUH J, LIANGX B, ZHANGX L,et al .Variation and degradation of steel and concrete bond performance with corroded stirrups[J].Construction and Building Materials,2017,138:56-68.
[14]
LINH W, ZHAOY X, YANGJ Q,et al .Effects of the corrosion of main bar and stirrups on the bond behavior of reinforcing steel bar[J].Construction and Building Materials,2019,225:13-28.
ZHANGY B, ZHENGS S, DONGL G,et al .Experimental study on bond behavior of corroded reinforcements in concrete under reversed cyclic loading[J]. Journal of Building Structures,2024,45(2):237-248.(in Chinese)
LIUC W, YANL T, QIUZ W,et al .Study on bond behavior between corroded reinforcement and concrete at elevated temperature[J]. Journal of Building Structures,2024,45(5):218-229.(in Chinese)
Standard for test methods of concrete physical and mechanical properties:GB/T 50081—2019 [S].Beijing:China Architecture & Building Press,2019.(in Chinese)
GAOX L, LIJ .Theory and test on computative model of local bond strength between reinforcing bars and concrete[J].Building Structure,2005,35(4):10-12.(in Chinese)
ZHAOW P, ZHUB R .Basic parameters test and 3D modelling of bond in HSC after elevated temperatures[J]. Engineering Mechanics,2017,34(4):177-186.(in Chinese)
[25]
FIB .Fib model code for concrete structures 2010[M].Berlin:Ernst & Sohn,2013.
WANGC X, WUY K, CAOF B, et al. Study on bond performance between corroded reinforcement and freeze-thaw recycled concrete[J]. Journal of Building Structures, 2022, 43(Sup.1): 382-393.(in Chinese)
[28]
ZHAOX M, WUY F, LEUNGA Y T .Analyses of plastic hinge regions in reinforced concrete beams under monotonic loading[J].Engineering Structures,2012,34:466-482.
[29]
XUZ W, WANGT L, CHENS K,et al .Unified models for bond strength and bond-slip response of deformed rebars in cracked concrete[J].Construction and Building Materials, 2024,412:134806.