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Damage to recycled concrete with different aggregate substitution rates from the coupled action of freeze-thaw cycles and sulfate attack
Highlights Concrete with a recycled aggregate content greater than 50% has a significant deterioration in its antifreeze performance and cannot meet its frost resistance requirements. The Weibull model can better describe the damage variation of recycled concrete. When the recycled aggregate content is 100%, it is only 40% of the antifreeze life of ordinary concrete. It is suggested that the proportion of recycled aggregate should not be more than 30%.
Abstract To study the frost resistance of recycled concrete in a sulfate-rich environment, we prepared recycled concrete with 0%, 30%, 50%, and 100% recycled aggregate replacement rate. The physical and mechanical properties of the recycled concrete in the coupled action of freeze-thaw cycles and a sulfate environment for different replacement rates of aggregate was then studied. We analyzed the micro-structure and the reaction products of the recycled concrete. We used a two-factor Weibull distribution model to establish the damage equation, then predict the service life of the recycled concrete. The results show that when the replacement rate of recycled aggregate increases, the physical and mechanical properties of the recycled concrete gradually deteriorate in the later stages of the freeze-thaw test. When the number of freeze-thaw cycles increases, ettringite and gypsum are gradually formed due to the reaction with sulfate. The Weibull model accurately describes the damage variation in the recycled concrete. Through the prediction of the service life of the recycled concrete, we found that the durability was reduced. Given our analysis, we found that the proportion of recycled aggregate should not exceed 30% to meet the requirements for durability design of a concrete structure in China (GB/T 50746-2008).
Damage to recycled concrete with different aggregate substitution rates from the coupled action of freeze-thaw cycles and sulfate attack
Highlights Concrete with a recycled aggregate content greater than 50% has a significant deterioration in its antifreeze performance and cannot meet its frost resistance requirements. The Weibull model can better describe the damage variation of recycled concrete. When the recycled aggregate content is 100%, it is only 40% of the antifreeze life of ordinary concrete. It is suggested that the proportion of recycled aggregate should not be more than 30%.
Abstract To study the frost resistance of recycled concrete in a sulfate-rich environment, we prepared recycled concrete with 0%, 30%, 50%, and 100% recycled aggregate replacement rate. The physical and mechanical properties of the recycled concrete in the coupled action of freeze-thaw cycles and a sulfate environment for different replacement rates of aggregate was then studied. We analyzed the micro-structure and the reaction products of the recycled concrete. We used a two-factor Weibull distribution model to establish the damage equation, then predict the service life of the recycled concrete. The results show that when the replacement rate of recycled aggregate increases, the physical and mechanical properties of the recycled concrete gradually deteriorate in the later stages of the freeze-thaw test. When the number of freeze-thaw cycles increases, ettringite and gypsum are gradually formed due to the reaction with sulfate. The Weibull model accurately describes the damage variation in the recycled concrete. Through the prediction of the service life of the recycled concrete, we found that the durability was reduced. Given our analysis, we found that the proportion of recycled aggregate should not exceed 30% to meet the requirements for durability design of a concrete structure in China (GB/T 50746-2008).
Damage to recycled concrete with different aggregate substitution rates from the coupled action of freeze-thaw cycles and sulfate attack
Xiao, Qian Hui (author) / Cao, Zhi Yuan (author) / Guan, Xiao (author) / Li, Qiang (author) / Liu, Xiao Lin (author)
Construction and Building Materials ; 221 ; 74-83
2019-06-06
10 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Durability of Structural Recycled Aggregate Concrete Subjected to Freeze-Thaw Cycles
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