Influence of Concrete Acceptance Strength Control on Reliability of RC Structures: Korean Practice

콘크리트 품질이 RC구조물의 신뢰성에 미치는 영향

This paper is designed to bring to the attention of the reader the situation that may constitute a threat to the safety of RC structures designed and constructed in Korea. This threat stems from the inadequate rules of the acceptance strength control of concrete. As a result in some cases probability of brittle failure can be very high and reliability becomes very low. The paper substantiates the above statements. Further investigations aimed at finding the measures to remedy the situatuion are recommended.