Reinforced concrete structures must have sufficient reliability throughout their entire service life. In problems related to predicting service life based on an assessment of the technical condition, reliability can be considered as the probability of failure-free operation of structures, which consists in the ability to perform the required functions under given conditions during the design life. One of the methods for solving this kind of problem is statistical methods. The beam reliability calculation was carried out. It was further assumed that the beam was subject to degradation. As a result, a graph was constructed of the dependence of reliability on the depth of corrosion penetration into the compressed concrete zone. This graph also shows how the category of the technical condition of the beam changes over time.

Keywords: reinforced concrete structure, bendable structure, prediction, service life, reliability, technical condition, degradation impact