Reliable identification of corrosion in reinforced concrete structures

S. Kessler, C. Gehlen

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Abstract

The reliable and economic condition control of our ageing infrastructure is the major task for engineers in practice. One important step is the inspection of ongoing corrosion with potential mapping. This measurement delivers fundamental information for the probabilistic service life prediction. Due to the lack of knowledge about the accuracy of corrosion detection the combination of inspection data and probabilistic service life prediction is difficult to perform. The aim of this paper is the analysis of the probability of detection (PoD) of potential mapping as a main descriptor of the accuracy for qualitative inspection methods. For determining the PoD, the true corrosion condition state has to be compared with the measurement results. As no owners will agree to open a structure for evaluating the PoD of potential mapping a numerical approach is pursued.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSafety, Reliability, Risk and Life-Cycle Performance of Structures and Infrastructures - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, ICOSSAR 2013
Pages3955-3962
Number of pages8
StatePublished - 2013
Event11th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, ICOSSAR 2013 - New York, NY, United States
Duration: 16 Jun 201320 Jun 2013

Publication series

NameSafety, Reliability, Risk and Life-Cycle Performance of Structures and Infrastructures - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, ICOSSAR 2013

Conference

Conference11th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, ICOSSAR 2013
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew York, NY
Period16/06/1320/06/13

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