Abstract: For concrete structures exposed to frost attack, cracks, or microcracks induced by freeze-thaw cycling can format interconnecting flow paths and allow more water or chloride ions to penetrate into the bulk concrete. It ...

Abstract: Microbial-induced calcite precipitation (MICP) techniques are promising solutions for repairing cracks in reinforced concrete (RC) structures when exposed to a harsh chloride environment. By means of the lattice network ...

Abstract: Mesoscale constitutive models of frost-damaged concrete are developed in this study through numerical simulation using a two-dimensional rigid body spring model (RBSM). The aim of the simulation is to predict the macrobehavior ...

Abstract: Evaluation of the concrete cracking induced by rebar corrosion is necessary for accurately clarifying the durability and predicting the service life of reinforced concrete (RC) structures. The fact that rust penetration ...

Abstract: Tropical cyclone (TC) translation distance, proportional to its duration and translation speed, basically determines the spatial extent of TC-impacted marine and terrestrial areas. Although a long-term slowdown of TCs has ...