Research Article

Extension Model for Safety Appraisal of Existing Concrete Members Based on an Improved Comprehensive Weighting Method

Table 3

Safety grades and corresponding ranges of the five indices.

IndexBearing capacityDeflection/spanCracksReinforcement corrosionConcrete carbonation depth

Level a1.00∼1.100∼1/4000∼0.2−150∼00∼0.25
Level b0.95∼1.001/400∼1/3500.2∼0.35−200∼−1500.25∼0.5
Level c0.90∼0.951/350∼1/2500.35∼0.5−350∼−2000.5∼0.75
Level d0.80∼0.901/250∼1/1500.5∼0.65−500∼−3500.75∼1.0