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Mesoscale fracture analysis of recycled aggregate concrete based on digital image processing technique
Since recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) is valuable for green concrete and global sustainability, it has attracted many numerical research studies as a five‐phase material in mesolevel. In this study, the digital image processing (DIP) technique is used to obtain the real aggregate and mortar distribution of recycled concrete specimens. By applying the DIP MATLAB model, the real mesoheterogeneity of RAC is well represented. Based on the base force element method (BFEM), a mesomechanical model is constructed to simulate the uniaxial tension and compression tests of recycled concrete specimens subjected to displacement loads. The damage and the cracking mechanisms of RAC are analyzed in the mesolevel. Moreover, the failure process and the failure mode are investigated. Results indicate the nonlinearity deformation, stress redistribution, and cracks propagation of RAC. The stress–strain curve, fracture energy, and fracture distribution are also figured. The comparative analysis between the simulation and the experimental results of in situ RAC samples shows the applicability of the model; therefore, the failure mechanism is revealed. It also extends the application of the BFEM in the field of failure mechanism analysis of RAC as a heterogeneous composite material.
Mesoscale fracture analysis of recycled aggregate concrete based on digital image processing technique
Since recycled aggregate concrete (RAC) is valuable for green concrete and global sustainability, it has attracted many numerical research studies as a five‐phase material in mesolevel. In this study, the digital image processing (DIP) technique is used to obtain the real aggregate and mortar distribution of recycled concrete specimens. By applying the DIP MATLAB model, the real mesoheterogeneity of RAC is well represented. Based on the base force element method (BFEM), a mesomechanical model is constructed to simulate the uniaxial tension and compression tests of recycled concrete specimens subjected to displacement loads. The damage and the cracking mechanisms of RAC are analyzed in the mesolevel. Moreover, the failure process and the failure mode are investigated. Results indicate the nonlinearity deformation, stress redistribution, and cracks propagation of RAC. The stress–strain curve, fracture energy, and fracture distribution are also figured. The comparative analysis between the simulation and the experimental results of in situ RAC samples shows the applicability of the model; therefore, the failure mechanism is revealed. It also extends the application of the BFEM in the field of failure mechanism analysis of RAC as a heterogeneous composite material.
Mesoscale fracture analysis of recycled aggregate concrete based on digital image processing technique
Peng, Yijiang (author) / Ying, Liping (author) / Kamel, Mahmoud M. A. (author) / Wang, Yao (author)
Structural Concrete ; 22 ; E33-E47
2021-01-01
15 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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