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Flexural Strength of RC-beams with Corroded Reinforcement

The bearing capacity and serviceability of reinforced concrete structures can severely deteriorate by reinforcement corrosion. The results presented in this paper are a part of author’s comprehensive experimental research. Testing the mechanical properties of corroded reinforcement and bearing capacity of beams were a part of the experiment. Yield and tensile strength, ductility and stiffness are lower when compared to noncorroded reinforcing bars. In this paper the correlation between experimentally determinate flexural strengths of beams and extent of steel reinforcement corrosion is presented and the strength verification procedure for RC-beams is proposed.

reinforcement corrosion; corrosion rate; flexural strength; ductility

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