| Author | Dante Ian Moso Detera |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
degree of Master of Engineering in
Structural Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | A previous service life prediction model that considers the statistical nature of factors affecting chloride induced corrosion is applied on an existing reinforced concrete container terminal structure as a case study. The previous model expands on the solution to Fick’s second law of diffusion into a Monte Carlo simulation method to calculate for the remaining service life of the structure-time to corrosion initiation. In this study, emphasis was placed on the time to corrosion initiation, but predictions for the time to corrosion propagation after corrosion initiation can be readily included. Chloride profiles was collected from the container terminal was used to determine the values of surface chloride concentration, apparent diffusion coefficient. A range of chloride corrosion initiation concentration values was determined from the most recent existing literature. The accuracy of the prediction model applied on this study mainly depend on the accuracy of the input variables and the accuracy of the input variables also depends on how closely the true deterioration mechanism occurring on the structure matches the chloride ion diffusion employed. It is recommended to further validate the previous service life prediction model applied in this study against other probabilistic models to provide higher confidence to its application. Sensitivity analysis of the input parameters might also be helpful to determine the effect of each input parameter to the predicted service life t. |
| Year | 2013 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Structural Engineering (STE) /Former Name = Structural Engineering and Construction (ST) |
| Chairperson(s) | Pennung Warnitchai ;Thanakorn Pheeraphan; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Punchet Thammarak; |