Comportement mécanique de poutres attaquées par la corrosion

Abstract

ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to predict the mechanical behaviour of beams which were in sea water for 40 years. Mechanical experimentations were carried out after inspection of beams: loading in four-point bending and loading in direct tension. The mechanical behaviour of the beams is modelled before and after being corroded, with the software Eficos. The steel corrosion is taken into account only by a reduction in steel cross section because steels have no anchorage. A good correlation is obtained between simulations and experimental results for bending in the case of reinforced concrete.