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Experimental study of weathering steel composite beams under combined effect of loading and corrosion

  • Kaikai Zheng*
  • , Zhenggang Cao*
  • , Guangchun Zhou
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • School of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Weathering steel has excellent corrosion resistance and its use in composite girder bridges can reduce maintenance costs, especially when used without painting. However, there are few studies on weathering steel concrete composite beam (WSCCB) and overall accelerated corrosion tests. Therefore, this paper firstly proposes an experimental programme for the overall accelerated corrosion of pre-cracked WSCCBs under the combined effect of positive or negative moments and corrosion. Then, their failure mode, crack pattern, interface slip, and strain distribution are investigated. Finally, regression and coupling analyses are carried out by FEM simulation. The research results provide new ideas for experimental studies on the durability of steel–concrete composite beams.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7777-7794
Number of pages18
JournalStructural Concrete
Volume26
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2025

Keywords

  • FEM simulation
  • coupling analysis
  • overall accelerated corrosion
  • steel–concrete composite beam
  • weathering steel

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