?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Service+life+prediction+of+reinforced+concrete+structures+exposed+to+chloride+environments+%E2%80%93+A+multiscale+approach&rft.creator=Zhang%2C+M&rft.description=Chloride-induced+rebar+corrosion+is+nowadays+the+main+durability+concern+for+reinforced+concrete+(RC)+structures+serving+in+chloride+environments.+The+accurate+prediction+of+the+rate+of+chloride+ingress+into+concrete+and+service+life+of+RC+structures+can+have+enormous+social+and+economic+impacts.+Chloride+transport+in+concrete+is+a+rather+complicated+process+due+to+the+chemical+reactions+between+chlorides+and+cement+matrix%2C+i.e.+chloride+binding%2C+and+the+complex+microstructure+of+concrete%2C+which+is+random+over+a+wide+range+of+length+scales%2C+from+micrometres+(pore)+to+centimetres+(aggregate).+This+paper+presents+a+multiscale+modelling+framework+for+estimating+the+chloride+diffusion+coefficient+of+concrete+and+service+life+of+concrete+structures+that+accounts+for+both+changing+microstructure+due+to+cement+hydration+and+chloride+binding%2C+and+environmental+conditions.+A+case+study+is+presented+to+demonstrate+the+potential+of+the+proposed+multiscale+modelling+scheme+for+service+life+prediction.+The+multiscale+simulations+are+validated+with+experimental+data.&rft.publisher=IOM%C2%B3%3A+The+Institute+of+Materials+and+Mining&rft.date=2016-09-06&rft.type=Proceedings+paper&rft.language=eng&rft.source=+++++In%3A++Proceedings+of+the+36th+Annual+Cement+and+Concrete+Science+Conference.++(pp.+pp.+1-4).++IOM%C2%B3%3A+The+Institute+of+Materials+and+Mining%3A+Cardiff%2C+Wales.+(2016)+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10060613%2F1%2FZhang_Service%2520life%2520prediction%2520of%2520reinforced%2520concrete%2520structures%2520exposed%2520to%2520chloride%2520environments.%2520A%2520multiscale%2520approach_VoR.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10060613%2F&rft.rights=open