Research Article

Failure Modes in Concrete Repair Systems due to Ongoing Corrosion

Figure 14

Numerically obtained crack pattern and maximum crack widths due to the pressure imposed by expanding bar in repair systems. SHCC is used as a repair material, influence of the substrate surface roughness, and the interface strength (deformation scaled 20x; note that for different samples maximum crack widths are different).
(a) Smooth surface. Interface strength of 1 MPa. Pressure at failure (24 MPa)
(b) Rough surface. Interface strength of 1 MPa. Imposed pressure of 26 MPa
(c) Rough surface. Interface strength of 3 MPa. Imposed pressure of 26 MPa