The effect of curing age on chloride diffusion coefficient of recycled aggregate concrete subjected to different compressive stresses was investigated.A compression loading setup was both designed and fabricated.The c...The effect of curing age on chloride diffusion coefficient of recycled aggregate concrete subjected to different compressive stresses was investigated.A compression loading setup was both designed and fabricated.The chloride diffusion coefficients of recycled aggregate concrete under compressive stresses were measured by the rapid chloride ion migration(RCM)method.The experimental results show that the chloride diffusion coefficients of recycled aggregate concrete(RAC)under different compressive stress ratios generally decrease with the increase of curing age.For RAC subjected to the same compressive stress ratios,the chloride diffusion coefficients approximately have power functions with curing ages and the relationship models are proposed.Moreover,the influence of curing age on chloride diffusion coefficient firstly decreases and then increases as the compressive stress ratio increases.展开更多
The global trend towards carbon reduction,energy conservation,and sustainable use of resources has led to an increased focus on the use of waste sludge in construction.We used waste sludge from a reservoir to produce ...The global trend towards carbon reduction,energy conservation,and sustainable use of resources has led to an increased focus on the use of waste sludge in construction.We used waste sludge from a reservoir to produce high-strength sintered lightweight aggregate,and then used the densified mixture design algorithm to create high-performance concrete from the sintered aggregate with only small amounts of mixing water and cement.Ultrasonic,electrical resistance and concrete strength efficiency tests were perfo...展开更多
This study is to explore the influence of maximum aggregate size(MAS)on the failure and corresponding size effect of concrete materials under low strain rates.The failure process of concrete was simulated by the mesos...This study is to explore the influence of maximum aggregate size(MAS)on the failure and corresponding size effect of concrete materials under low strain rates.The failure process of concrete was simulated by the mesoscale numerical method considering the internal heterogeneity of concrete and strain rate effect.Based on the mesoscale method,the failure behavior of concrete specimens with different structural sizes and MAS was investigated.Also,the influence of MAS on the failure modes,nominal strength and corresponding size effect of concrete were studied at the meso-scale.The simulation results indicated that MAS has an obvious influence on the failure modes of concrete subjected to axial compressive and tensile loads.The nominal tensile strength increased as the MAS increased,while the nominal compressive strength increased first and then decreased as the MAS increases under quasi-static load.In addition,it was found that the size effect on nominal strength of concrete would be weakened with the increase of strain rate.When the applied strain rate reached 1 s^-1,the size effect on nominal strength of concrete disappeard.Moreover,the MAS has an ignorable influence on the dynamic size effect of concrete under uniaxial compression and tension.展开更多
On the basis of the three-dimensional(3D)random aggregate&mortar two-phase mesoscale finite element model,C++programming was used to identify the node position information of the interface between the aggregate an...On the basis of the three-dimensional(3D)random aggregate&mortar two-phase mesoscale finite element model,C++programming was used to identify the node position information of the interface between the aggregate and mortar elements.The nodes were discretized at this position and the zero-thickness cohesive elements were inserted.After that,the crack energy release rate fracture criterion based on the fracture mechanics theory was assigned to the failure criterion of the interface transition zone(ITZ)elements.Finally,the three-phase mesomechanical model based on the combined finite discrete element method(FDEM)was constructed.Based on this model,the meso-crack extension and macro-mechanical behaviour of coral aggregate concrete(CAC)under uniaxial compression were successfully simulated.The results demonstrated that the meso-mechanical model based on FDEM has excellent applicability to simulate the compressive properties of CAC.展开更多
In 2007,over 24 million tons of Construction and Demolition(C&D) wastes were generated in Hong Kong.Since the local landfills will be saturated in about 6 years,it is important to find a viable way to reuse these ...In 2007,over 24 million tons of Construction and Demolition(C&D) wastes were generated in Hong Kong.Since the local landfills will be saturated in about 6 years,it is important to find a viable way to reuse these waste materials as to alleviate the demand on public fill capacity.In order to tackle the problem,the Hong Kong government has set up a temporary recycling facility in Hong Kong in 2002 for producing different sizes of recycled aggregate for use in various construction materials.The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has been studying the feasible use of recycled aggregates in Hong Kong for a number of years.A substantial amount of experimental results on the properties of recycled aggregates and the effect of recycled aggregates on the properties of concrete and other construction products(e.g.concrete blocks and granular sub-base) has been published.In this paper,the experience of Hong Kong in using recycled aggregates are summarized and a set of quality control guidelines proposed for governing the use of recycled aggregates in Hong Kong is introduced.The experience and guidelines may also be useful for the recycling of waste materials derived from the recent Sichuan earthquake in China.展开更多
基金supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central UniversitiesFoundation of Graduate Innovation Center in Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (No.kfjj20150105)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51279074)
文摘The effect of curing age on chloride diffusion coefficient of recycled aggregate concrete subjected to different compressive stresses was investigated.A compression loading setup was both designed and fabricated.The chloride diffusion coefficients of recycled aggregate concrete under compressive stresses were measured by the rapid chloride ion migration(RCM)method.The experimental results show that the chloride diffusion coefficients of recycled aggregate concrete(RAC)under different compressive stress ratios generally decrease with the increase of curing age.For RAC subjected to the same compressive stress ratios,the chloride diffusion coefficients approximately have power functions with curing ages and the relationship models are proposed.Moreover,the influence of curing age on chloride diffusion coefficient firstly decreases and then increases as the compressive stress ratio increases.
文摘The global trend towards carbon reduction,energy conservation,and sustainable use of resources has led to an increased focus on the use of waste sludge in construction.We used waste sludge from a reservoir to produce high-strength sintered lightweight aggregate,and then used the densified mixture design algorithm to create high-performance concrete from the sintered aggregate with only small amounts of mixing water and cement.Ultrasonic,electrical resistance and concrete strength efficiency tests were perfo...
基金supported by the National Key Basic Research and Development Program of China(No. 2018YFC1504302)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos. 51822801,51421005).
文摘This study is to explore the influence of maximum aggregate size(MAS)on the failure and corresponding size effect of concrete materials under low strain rates.The failure process of concrete was simulated by the mesoscale numerical method considering the internal heterogeneity of concrete and strain rate effect.Based on the mesoscale method,the failure behavior of concrete specimens with different structural sizes and MAS was investigated.Also,the influence of MAS on the failure modes,nominal strength and corresponding size effect of concrete were studied at the meso-scale.The simulation results indicated that MAS has an obvious influence on the failure modes of concrete subjected to axial compressive and tensile loads.The nominal tensile strength increased as the MAS increased,while the nominal compressive strength increased first and then decreased as the MAS increases under quasi-static load.In addition,it was found that the size effect on nominal strength of concrete would be weakened with the increase of strain rate.When the applied strain rate reached 1 s^-1,the size effect on nominal strength of concrete disappeard.Moreover,the MAS has an ignorable influence on the dynamic size effect of concrete under uniaxial compression and tension.
基金supported by the Key Projects of the National Science Foundation of China(Nos.52178190,52078250,11832013)
文摘On the basis of the three-dimensional(3D)random aggregate&mortar two-phase mesoscale finite element model,C++programming was used to identify the node position information of the interface between the aggregate and mortar elements.The nodes were discretized at this position and the zero-thickness cohesive elements were inserted.After that,the crack energy release rate fracture criterion based on the fracture mechanics theory was assigned to the failure criterion of the interface transition zone(ITZ)elements.Finally,the three-phase mesomechanical model based on the combined finite discrete element method(FDEM)was constructed.Based on this model,the meso-crack extension and macro-mechanical behaviour of coral aggregate concrete(CAC)under uniaxial compression were successfully simulated.The results demonstrated that the meso-mechanical model based on FDEM has excellent applicability to simulate the compressive properties of CAC.
文摘In 2007,over 24 million tons of Construction and Demolition(C&D) wastes were generated in Hong Kong.Since the local landfills will be saturated in about 6 years,it is important to find a viable way to reuse these waste materials as to alleviate the demand on public fill capacity.In order to tackle the problem,the Hong Kong government has set up a temporary recycling facility in Hong Kong in 2002 for producing different sizes of recycled aggregate for use in various construction materials.The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has been studying the feasible use of recycled aggregates in Hong Kong for a number of years.A substantial amount of experimental results on the properties of recycled aggregates and the effect of recycled aggregates on the properties of concrete and other construction products(e.g.concrete blocks and granular sub-base) has been published.In this paper,the experience of Hong Kong in using recycled aggregates are summarized and a set of quality control guidelines proposed for governing the use of recycled aggregates in Hong Kong is introduced.The experience and guidelines may also be useful for the recycling of waste materials derived from the recent Sichuan earthquake in China.
