Effects of treated corrosion reinforcement on structural behavior of concrete beams

Structural degradation phenomena like reinforcement corrosion in concrete structures imply a consequent reduction in time of the safety level. Corrosion causes a reduction of the sectional area, ductility and strength of rebars, bond strength between steel and concrete. The subsequent redistribution of internal stresses induces a reduction in ductility at ultimate limit state and a variation of the deformational behavior in serviceability conditions. In this paper, an experimental investigation was carried out to study the effect of treated corrosion reinforcement on structural behavior of concrete beams. In this investigation, phosphoric acid and vinegar solution are used to treat the corroded steel bars and compared the bending strength of concrete beams with treated and untreated corrosion reinforcement. A finite element computer software (ANSYS) has been used to compare the experimental results. From the experimental and analytical results, it was observed that performance of concrete beams with treated corrosion reinforcement is better than the concrete beams with corrosion reinforcement,