Abstract
Work has recently started in fib (Fédération Internationale du Béton) on the preparation of a new fib Model Code for Concrete Structures, under the working title of Model Code 2020 (MC2020). This will be a single code dealing with both new and existing concrete structures, that is both the design of new structures and all the activities associated with the assessment, interventions and the through-life management and care of existing concrete structures. Numerous goals relating to durability and service life design have been identified, including that ideally MC2020 should incorporate:
• Better models for deterioration processes addressing issues such as propagation stage deterioration, deterioration processes not currently addressed in fib MC2010, the influence of cracking and the existence of a wider range of aggressive service environments and situations than previously considered.
• Improved models for service life prediction / estimation
• Models for ‘repaired’ structures / intervention behaviour
• Reliability requirements for new and existing structures
• Consideration of the use and value of monitoring data / the level of knowledge available for decision making in the through-life management and care of concrete structures.
The paper provides background to the work being undertaken in each of these areas.
Keywords
Durability, Design, Repair, Codes, Modelling, Testing
Location
Leeds
Recommended Citation
Papworth, Frank and Matthews, S, "fib Model Code 2020 – Durability Design and Through Life Management of New and Existing Structures" (2019). International Conference on Durability of Concrete Structures. 4.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/icdcs/2018/keynote/4
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fib Model Code 2020 – Durability Design and Through Life Management of New and Existing Structures
Leeds
Work has recently started in fib (Fédération Internationale du Béton) on the preparation of a new fib Model Code for Concrete Structures, under the working title of Model Code 2020 (MC2020). This will be a single code dealing with both new and existing concrete structures, that is both the design of new structures and all the activities associated with the assessment, interventions and the through-life management and care of existing concrete structures. Numerous goals relating to durability and service life design have been identified, including that ideally MC2020 should incorporate:
• Better models for deterioration processes addressing issues such as propagation stage deterioration, deterioration processes not currently addressed in fib MC2010, the influence of cracking and the existence of a wider range of aggressive service environments and situations than previously considered.
• Improved models for service life prediction / estimation
• Models for ‘repaired’ structures / intervention behaviour
• Reliability requirements for new and existing structures
• Consideration of the use and value of monitoring data / the level of knowledge available for decision making in the through-life management and care of concrete structures.
The paper provides background to the work being undertaken in each of these areas.
