Model identification of durability degradation process of concrete material and structure based on Wiener process

Abstract

The degradation and damage of concrete material and structure during their service life are significantly characterized by randomness, so it is of great importance to establish a stochastic process model for the structural durability degradation. This study was based on Wiener process to identify the durability degradation of concrete structures. Firstly, two identification methods for Wiener process were introduced, including autocorrelation function method and probability statistics verification method. The former is a rough method for preliminary identification, and the latter is a strict method for accurate identification. According to the degradation processes and damage mechanisms of dynamic elastic modulus of concrete and section stiffness of reinforced concrete girder, and based on relevant data, autocorrelation function method and probability statistics verification method were used to identify whether the degradation processes of concrete dynamic elastic modulus and girder section stiffness conform to Wiener process. The results showed that the degradation process of concrete dynamic elastic modulus and the degradation process of section stiffness of reinforced concrete girder can be modeled with Wiener process. The conclusions contribute to the prediction of performance degradation and the maintenance for concrete structures in service.