Nonlinear numerical simulation of bond performance between recycled concrete and corroded steel bars

Abstract

In this article, the bond performance between recycled concrete and corroded steel bars is analyzed by the nonlinear numerical simulation. The result shows that the maximum bond strength between recycled concrete and steel bar decreases with the increase in steel bar corrosion rate; when the recycled concrete strength is large, the simulated maximum bond strength is in good agreement with the experimental maximum bond strength; when the recycled concrete strength is small, the simulated maximum bond strength is in relatively poor agreement with the experimental maximum bond strength, but there is still an error within the allowable range; the slip between recycled concrete and steel bar increases with the increase in steel bar corrosion rate; when the steel bar corrosion rate exceeded 5%, the bond strength decreases more rapidly; the maximum bond strength increases with the increase in specimen sizes under the same steel bar corrosion rate; the maximum bond strength decreases with the increase in steel bar diameter under the same steel bar corrosion rate.

Keywords

• nonlinear numerical simulation
• corroded steel bar
• recycled concrete
• bond strength
• slip