The damage which represents the alternation of internal state of material was introduced to concrete strength theory according to the theory of mechanics of continuous medium and the failure criterion of deteriorated concrete was discussions. In the tests, ultrasonic velocity is used to establish the damage variable and to establish the damage-coupled failure criterion of concrete under freeze-thaw. The results show that the failure surface is gradually shrinking with the increase of freeze-thaw times. Furthermore, by the comparison between the theoretical data and the testing data from the literature, the rationality of strength theory proposed in the paper acquire confirmation. The damage-coupled failure criterion presented here can indicate the influence of damage evolution on the failure surface of concrete.
A finite element calculation model of corroded RC eccentric compressive members was build using finite element software ANSYS. The model considers the decline of mechanical properties and the effective section of a corroded steel bar,as well as the deterioration of bond character between corroded reinforcement and concrete. The reliability of the finite element model was evaluated by comparing the results of the finite element calculation with the data from experiments. Based on the finite element analysis results,the influence of corrosion degree,the diameter change of the longitudinal reinforcing bars and the spacing change of stirrups on the flexural stiffness were calculated and analyzed.
The influence of chloride type on the diffusivity of chloride ions in concrete was studied by experiment. The result shows that the glectric resistance of concrete and the chloride diffusion coefficient are influenced by chloride type. For the same water/cement ratio (W/C), the diffusion coefficient D in KCl solution is larger than that in NaCl solution; however, the concrete resistance in KCl solution is smaller than that in NaCl solution. The experimental result is analyzed with theory of diffusion.
To study the sharp degradation point of concrete durability, damage at the characteristic failure point under loads was first obtained by the application of the one-dimensional stress-strain relationship of Saenz. Then based on the principle that damage at the characteristic failure point subjected to loads is equal to the damage in accordance with the characteristic point of concrete durability under environmental actions, the sharp degradation point of concrete durability was determined. The results were applied to the case of concrete suffering freeze-thaw actions. Good accordance between experimental results and forecasted results indicated the reliability of this method.
