Change in the mechanism of post corrosion bond behavior was investigated in a previous experimental study by analyzing the deformations in concrete using digital image correlation (DIC). Using their DIC data, this study focuses on the local strain non-uniformity in reinforcing bar during the uniaxial tensile test due to the effect of rib height reduction and corrosion layer. The results show that, the local strain below the rib tip is higher than that below the flat part between ribs, due to compressive stress resulting from mechanical interaction at the rib tip. Furthermore, the non-uniformity in local strain is less pronounced in highly corroded reinforcing bar because less compressive stress is transferred due to gentler rib slope. In highly corroded reinforcing bar, the appearance of non-uniformity in local strain is delayed since the accumulated corrosion product on the reinforcing bar surface delays the mechanical interaction and stress transfer between the concrete and the reinforcing bar.
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