Performance Evaluation and Improvement of Corroded Steel Structures

Dear Colleagues,

Steel structures exposed to corrosive environments (e.g., marine, industrial, acid rain) for a long time inevitably suffer from corrosion even if some protective measures are taken. Corrosion may lead to the degradation of material and structural performance, such as bearing capacity, stability, seismic performance, fatigue life, etc., resulting in reduced reliability, shortened life, and even increased collapse risk. This produces an urgent need for the methodologies/technologies of safety evaluation, risk assessment, and performance improvement for in-service steel structures with corrosion damage. Therefore, this Special Issue focuses on advances in durability test techniques, corrosion detection technologies, structural static/dynamic performance evaluation methods, and the maintenance and reinforcement technologies of steel structures, and original research papers, communications, and reviews are all welcome.

Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:

• Durability test method and technology of steel structures more in line with real corrosive environments;
• Non-destructive detect technology, characterization/evaluation method of corrosion damage for existing steel structures in a corrosive environment;
• Degradation mechanism and law of monotonic tension, stability, hysteresis, and fatigue properties of corroded steel plates;
• Failure mechanism, performance degradation law, and evaluation method of corroded steel members under static, seismic, and fatigue loads;
• Strengthening technology and design method to improve the service performance of existing steel structures with corrosion damage.

Dr. Youde Wang
Dr. Baiqiao Chen
Dr. Liang Zong
Dr. Zongxing Zhang
Guest Editors

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