Simulation of Corrosion-Induced Damage in Reinforced Concrete Parking Garage Structures

uOttawa和GHD之间合作的主要目标是探索混凝土停车场结构中与腐蚀相关的结构影响，并使用商业结构设计软件包模拟其行为。这将包括对长期条件下的极限状态标准进行严格评估，预测劣化元件的结构响应，以及评估延长使用寿命的结构修理和修复技术。该项目的总体目标是开发一种实用的工程方法，基于合理的基本原理和科学原理，模拟钢筋混凝土结构的损伤影响，适用于咨询和设计公司，同时有助于推进学术研究界的当前技术水平。因此，将努力利用广泛提供的设计软件，简化和精简员工培训，促进知识转让，同时考虑到现实的损坏情况和力学基本原理，了解损坏的根本原因。虽然这些方法最初将被开发用于停车场结构，但可以想象，它们随后可以被修改以考虑其他结构类型，如建筑物、桥梁、水坝和其他基础设施。

The main objective of the collaboration between uOttawa and GHD is to explore the structural implications of corrosion-relatedissues in concrete parking garage structures and to simulate their behaviour using commercial structural design softwarepackages. This will include a critical assessment of limit states criteria under long-term conditions, prediction of the structuralresponse of deteriorated elements, and evaluation of structural repair and rehabilitation techniques for service life extension. Theoverarching goal of this project is to develop a practical engineering approach, based on sound fundamental and scientificprinciples, to simulate the effects of damage in reinforced concrete structures that is appropriate for use in consulting and design firms, while simultaneously contributing towards advancing the current state of the art in the academic research community.Hence, efforts will be made to take advantage of widely available design software to simplify and streamline employee training and facilitate knowledge transfer, while considering realistic damage scenarios and fundamental principles of mechanics with an understanding of the underlying causes of deterioration. Although these approaches will be initially developed for parking garage structures, they could conceivably be later modified to account for other structure types such as buildings, bridges, dams, and other infrastructure.