Influence of freeze–thaw damage gradient on stress–strain relationship of stressed concrete

Xiguang LIU, Yongjie LEI, Yihao SUN, Jiali ZHOU, Ditao NIU

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Front. Struct. Civ. Eng. ›› 2023, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (9) : 1326-1340. DOI: 10.1007/s11709-023-0014-x
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Influence of freeze–thaw damage gradient on stress–strain relationship of stressed concrete

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Freeze–thaw damage gradients lead to non-uniform degradation of concrete mechanical properties at different depths. A study was conducted on the stress–strain relationship of stressed concrete with focus on the freeze–thaw damage gradient. The effects of relative freeze–thaw depths, number of freeze–thaw cycles (FTCs) and stress ratios on the stress–strain curves of concrete were analyzed. The test results demonstrated that freeze–thaw damage was more severe in the surface layers of concrete than in the deeper layers. The relative peak stress and strain of concrete degraded bilinearly with increasing depth. The stress–strain relationship of stressed concrete under FTC was established, and it was found to agree with the experimental results.

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freeze–thaw damage / stress ratios / stress–strain relationship / damage variable

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Xiguang LIU, Yongjie LEI, Yihao SUN, Jiali ZHOU, Ditao NIU. Influence of freeze–thaw damage gradient on stress–strain relationship of stressed concrete. Front. Struct. Civ. Eng., 2023, 17(9): 1326‒1340 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11709-023-0014-x

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Acknowledgements

This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 52178163 and 51808437), Xi’an Science and Technology Plan (No. 22SFSF0005), the Key R&D Program of Shaanxi Province (No. 2022SF-403), and the China Scholarship Council (No. 201908610062).

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