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Estimation of internal corrosion degree of reinforcement in concrete using 3D meso-scale simulation

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18KK0399
Research Category

Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research (A))

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Civil engineering materials/Construction/Construction management
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

NAGAI Kohei  東京大学, 生産技術研究所, 准教授 (00451790)

Project Period (FY) 2018 – 2020
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
Budget Amount *help
¥15,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥12,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,600,000)
Keywordsコンクリート / 鉄筋腐食 / 内部推定 / 微細構造解析 / 鉄筋コンクリート / 腐食 / ひび割れ / 内部腐食 / 離散解析 / 逆推定 / 土木材料
Outline of Final Research Achievements

We have developed a simulation system for estimating the levels of internal corrosion along the reinforcing bar length from surface crack information. This innovative system is produced by integrating the technique of Model Predictive Control (MPC) with Rigid-Body-Spring Models (RBSM) of corrosion-induced cracking at the concrete meso-scale. MPC controls the simulated surface cracks such that they match the observed cracks by optimizing the internal expansions of springs representing the steel-concrete interface within the RBSM. The applicability of the system is verified using both synthetic crack width data and crack data collected from in-house laboratory testing. In the laboratory testing, corrosion levels were quantified by 3D scanning of the extracted reinforcing bars. The simulation results agree with the corrosion measurements, demonstrating the potential of the MPC-RBSM system for predicting the corrosion distribution along reinforcing bars using surface crack data.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

インフラ構造物の劣化が社会的な問題にもなっており、その主たる劣化要因である鉄筋コンクリート構造物の腐食は、外観からは内部腐食状況が把握できないために、合理的な構造性能推定や維持管理ができていない。本研究は、数値解析を用いて表面のコンクリートひび割れ情報から内部の鉄筋腐食分を推定するものであり、この手法を発展させ実構造物に適用できれば有用性は非常に高い。学術的にも研究代表者の独自の三次元微細構造解析に新しいアルゴリズムを取り入れた新規性の高い研究である。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2020 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (3 results)

All 2021 2020 2019

All Int'l Joint Research (1 results) Journal Article (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results,  Peer Reviewed: 2 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of California,Davis.(米国)2019

    • Year and Date
      2019-10-01
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Mesoscale simulation of pull-out performance for corroded reinforcement with stirrup confinement in concrete by 3D RBSM2021

    • Author(s)
      Kumar Avadh, Punyawut Jiradilok, John E Bolander, Kohei Nagai
    • Journal Title

      Cement and Concrete Composites

      Volume: 116 Pages: 103895-103895

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2020.103895

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Estimation of internal corrosion degree from observed surface cracking of concrete using meso-scale simulation with Model Predictive Control2020

    • Author(s)
      Vikas Singh Kuntal, Punyawut Jiradilok, John E Bolander, Kohei Nagai
    • Journal Title

      Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering

      Volume: September Issue: 5 Pages: 544-559

    • DOI

      10.1111/mice.12620

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2019-02-06   Modified: 2022-01-27  

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