$A_{rs}$	cross-sectional loss of the pitting corrosion;
$r_0$	radius of the origin steel reinforcement without corrosion;
$p\left(t\right)$	maximum depth of the pitting corrosion;
DCL	depth of corrosion layer;
DCF	depth of concrete cover filled with the corrosion products;
$D_{CF}^{max}$	maximum value of DCF;
$D_{CL}^{cr}$	threshold thickness of corrosion layer;
$D_{CF}^{\prime }$	equivalent depth of the concrete cover;
$\varnothing$	capillary porosity of cementitious matrix of the concrete cover;
$r_s$	internal radius of the cylinder;
${\theta }_1$	central angle corresponding to the corrosion zone around the steel reinforcement;
w/c	ratio of water to cement;
Acp	area of corrosion products;
${\alpha }_1$	volumetric expansion factor of the corrosion products;
${\epsilon }_{rs}$	tension strain of the concrete induced by the corrosion products;
pcorr	corrosion pressure induced by the corrosion products;
$p_{corr}$	corrosion pressure in the concrete at the radius rs along the radius direction;
$p_t$	hoop stress at the radius rs;
c1	external radius of the cylinder;
$E_c$	Young’s modulus of concrete;
$p_{corr}^{crk}$	cracked section of the concrete cover;
$p_{corr}^{noncrk}$	non-cracked section of the concrete cover;
$p_e$	elastic stress of the concrete cover with inner crack;
$f_{ct}$	peak tensile stress of the concrete;
$r_{cr}$	critical radius corresponding to the internal radius of the non-cracked cylinder.
${\sigma }_{t\prime crk\left(r\right)}$	hoop stress at a generic radius r;
a, b	coordinates of the intersection point of the two softening lines;
w	width of the corrosion-induced crack;
$w_0$	peak of the corrosion-induced crack corresponding to zero tensile strength;
${\Delta }_c$	total elongation of the concrete cover;
n	number of corrosion cracks;
$w\left(r\right)$	width of the corrosion-induced crack;
$w_m$	average value of the corrosion-induced crack;
$D_{CP}$	deformation of the concrete induced by the corrosion products;
${\beta }_{cr}$	ratio of the crack area filled with the corrosion products;
${\mathsf{\alpha }}_p$	ratio of hook stress and the radial stress;