Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Impact of Corrosion on Mass Loss, Fatigue and Hardness of BSt500s Steel

  • Published:
Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

The impact of corrosion on the properties of steel reinforcement in concrete structures was examined. An experimental investigation was carried out in order to gain better insight of the effect of corrosion on the mass loss, fatigue and hardness, of BSt500s 12 and 8 mm diameter steel bars that were artificially corroded in a Sodium Chloride environment for different corrosion levels. The fatigue limit of the 12 mm steel was reduced by 20–40% and the mass loss was 1.5–2.9% for 15 and 30 days corrosion level, while the mass loss of the 8 mm steel was 1.2–32% for 10–90 days corrosion. The hardness of the 8 mm steel was reduced by 25–35% and 2–10% in the outer and inner layers of the specimens for 30 and 60 days corrosion respectively. Corrosion created considerable reduction in the fatigue strength and life of the steel bars due to drastic drop in the energy density, formation of pitting and notches along with destruction of the hardest outer layer of martensite.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
Fig. 8
Fig. 9

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Fang C., Lundgren K., Chen L., Zhu C. (2004) Corrosion Influence on Bond in Reinforced Concrete. Cement and Concrete Res. 34:2159–2167

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Al-Sulaimani G.J., Kaleemullah M., Basunbul I.A., Rasheeduzzafar (1990) Influence of Corrosion and Cracking on Bond Behaviour and Strength of Reinforced Concrete Members. Proc. A.C.I. 2:220–231

    Google Scholar 

  3. Fu X., Chung D.D.L. (1997) Effect of Corrosion on the Bond between Concrete and Steel Rebar. Cement Concrete Res 27(12):1811–1815

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. Capozucca R. (1995) Damage to Reinforced Concrete due to Reinforcement Corrosion. Constr. Build. Mater. 9(5):295–303

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. Z.P. Bazant, Physical Model for Steel Corrosion in Concrete Sea Structures-Theory, J. Struct. Div., June 1979, p 1137–1153.

  6. Almusallam A.A., Al-Gahtani A.S., Aziz A.R., Rasheeduzzafar (1996) Effect of Reinforcement Corrosion on Bond Strength. Constr. Build. Mat. J. 10(2):123–129

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Almusallam A.A., Al-Gahtani A.S., Aziz A.R., Dakhil F.H., Rasheeduzzafar (1996) Effects of Reinforcement Corrosion on Flexural Behavior of Concrete Slabs. J. Mat. Civil Eng. 8(3):123–127

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  8. Ch. Alk. Apostolopoulos, M.P. Papadopoulos, Sp.G. Pantelakis, Tensile Behavior of Corroded Reinforcing Steel Bars BSt 500s, Constr. Build. Mater., 2006, 20, p 782–789

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. G.C. Koch, M.P. Brongers, M.P. Thompson, Y.P.Virmani, and J.H. Payer, Corrosion Costs and Preventive Strategies in the United States, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C, report No. FHWA-RD, 2002, p 1–156

  10. G.G. Clementa, Testing of Selected Metallic Reinforcing Bars for Extending the Service Life of Future Concrete Bridges, Final report, Virginia Transportation Research Council, Charlottesville, VA, VTRC 03-R7, 2002

  11. X. Wang, and X. Liu, Bond Strength Modelling for Corroded Reinforcements, Constr. Build. Mater., 2006, 20, p 177–186

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  12. Chung L., Cho S.-H., Jay Kim J.-H., Yi S.-T. (2004) Correction Factor Suggestion for ACI Development Length Provisions based on Flexural Testing of RC Slabs with Various Levels of Corroded Reinforced Bars. Eng. Struct. 26:1013–1026

    Article  Google Scholar 

  13. Cabrera JG. (1996) Deterioration of Concrete due to Reinforcement Steel Corrosion. Cement and Concrete Compos. 18(l):47–59

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  14. P Schiessl. Corrosion of Steel in Concrete. RILEM Report TC 60-CSC, 1988

  15. Stanish K., Hooton R.D., Pantazopoulou S.J. (1999) Corrosion Effects on Bond Strength in Reinforced Concrete. ACI Struct. J. 96(6):915–921

    Google Scholar 

  16. Lee HS, Noguchi T, Tomosawa F. (2002) Evaluation of the Bond Properties between Concrete and Reinforcement as a Function of the Degree of Reinforcement Corrosion. Cement Concrete Res. 32(8):1313–1318

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  17. Cabrera, J.G., and Ghoddoussi, P., Effect of Reinforcement Corrosion on the Strength of the Steel Concrete Bond. Int. Conf., Bond in Concrete—from Res. to Pract., Vol. 3, Riga, Latvia, 1992, p 10.11–10.24.

  18. . Sih G.C., Chao C.K. (1984) Failure Initiation in Unnotched Specimens Subjected to Monotonic and Loading. Theor. Appl. Fract. Mech. 2:67–73

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, University of Patras, Patras, 26500, Greece

    Ch.Alk. Apostolopoulos & D. Michalopoulos

Authors
  1. Ch.Alk. Apostolopoulos
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. D. Michalopoulos
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to D. Michalopoulos.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Apostolopoulos, C., Michalopoulos, D. Impact of Corrosion on Mass Loss, Fatigue and Hardness of BSt500s Steel. J of Materi Eng and Perform 16, 63–67 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-006-9009-8

Download citation

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-006-9009-8

Keywords

Search

Navigation