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A conceptual framework for service life prediction of reinforced concrete structures

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This paper presents a conceptual framework methodology concerning service life prediction of concrete structures by using deterministic or probabilistic processes, which are included from collecting data until the decision-making. This methodology provides guidelines to generate new degradation models and accomplish new service life studies of either existing structures or new ones in literature. In the first case, it is possible to estimate how many years are necessary for the structure to reach the desired limit state (durability, service or of security). It can also provide support in project design by selecting durability requirements such as covering thickness, concrete strength, type of cement, water–cement ratio, among other factors that influence the service life of concrete structures.

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The authors thank National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) to support the doctoral scholarship.

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  1. Graduation Program of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Latin American Integration (PGCEI/UNILA), Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil

    E. Possan

  2. Counseling Center for Innovation of Buildings, Engineering School of UFRGS, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (NORIE/UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil

    D. C. C. Dal Molin

  3. Graduation Program in Materials Engineering and Technology, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PGETEMA/PUCRS), Porto Alegre, Brazil

    J. J. O. Andrade

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Possan, E., Dal Molin, D.C.C. & Andrade, J.J.O. A conceptual framework for service life prediction of reinforced concrete structures. J Build Rehabil 3, 2 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41024-018-0031-7

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