Subventions et des contributions :

Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019).

The main objective of the collaboration between uOttawa and GHD is to explore the structural implications of corrosion-relatedx000D
issues in concrete parking garage structures and to simulate their behaviour using commercial structural design softwarex000D
packages. This will include a critical assessment of limit states criteria under long-term conditions, prediction of the structuralx000D
response of deteriorated elements, and evaluation of structural repair and rehabilitation techniques for service life extension. Thex000D
overarching goal of this project is to develop a practical engineering approach, based on sound fundamental and scientificx000D
principles, to simulate the effects of damage in reinforced concrete structures that is appropriate for use in consulting and design firms, while simultaneously contributing towards advancing the current state of the art in the academic research community.x000D
Hence, efforts will be made to take advantage of widely available design software to simplify and streamline employee training and facilitate knowledge transfer, while considering realistic damage scenarios and fundamental principles of mechanics with an understanding of the underlying causes of deterioration. Although these approaches will be initially developed for parking garage structures, they could conceivably be later modified to account for other structure types such as buildings, bridges, dams, and other infrastructure.x000D