Effects of Curing Conditions on Strength Development of High Strength Concrete

This paper presents the results of a series of studies on the influence of curing conditions onthe strength development of high strength concrete.The 1-,3-,7-,14-and 28-day strengths of four dif-ferent mixes of Grade 75～80 concrete,with or without pulverized fuel ash and/or condensed silica fume,under five different curing regimes were investigated.It is revealed that the curing conditions have signifi-cant influence on both the short term and long term strength development of the concrete and that con-crete mixes of the same grade but containing different mineral admixtures show distinct favour for a cur-ing regime.These results will be helpful for evaluating suitable curing methods for high strength concretewith different mix proportions.     

海洋潮汐环境下混凝土硫酸盐侵蚀机理研究

研究海洋潮汐区侵蚀环境下混凝土中硫酸盐侵蚀机理,对不同配合比混凝土试件在海洋潮汐环境下进行现场暴露试验。同时利用分光光度计法测定不同侵蚀龄期及不同配合比混凝土中硫酸根离子质量分数。试验结果表明：早期海洋暴露环境下,混凝土中总硫酸根离子质量分数随着腐蚀龄期的增加而显著升高,但随着时间增加幅度逐渐降低;混凝土中总硫酸根离子质量分数因水胶比、水泥用量不同而不同;一定比例的矿物掺合料可以有效提高混凝土抗硫酸盐侵蚀性能。     

青岛海湾大桥桥梁混凝土耐久性设计方案研究

详细说明了影响桥梁混凝土耐久性的因素及如何通过设计提高混凝土的耐久性。针对青岛海湾大桥的特定环境条件提出其混凝土耐久性设计方案应为合理的保护层厚度和高性能混凝土技术附加混凝土表面保护和阴极保护技术的综合设计方案。     

关于粉煤灰混凝土的研究

合理掺加扮煤灰可有效改善砼工作性能和节约费用。研究了粉煤灰在砼中的作用,并对不同掺量砼进行了对比,结合其它资料从理论上对粉煤灰砼的性能进行了讨论。     

养护期介入电迁阻锈保障混凝土耐久性试验研究

沿海地区氯盐侵蚀会对混凝土结构造成严重的耐久性问题,混凝土设计使用寿命难以保障。对于新建工程,若在自由水含量较高混凝土养护期进行电迁阻锈处理,则有利于电迁移性阻锈剂在钢筋周围聚集以达到更佳的阻锈效果。为此,针对两种电迁移性阻锈剂对处于氯盐侵蚀环境中的混凝土适用性展开研究,并测试了干湿循环前后混凝土内钢筋电化学参数、氯离子扩散特征及钢筋周围电迁移性阻锈剂含量研究两种电迁移性阻锈剂对混凝土耐久性保障的作用。结果表明,试验中养护期介入电迁阻锈后试件阻锈效果良好,经过干湿循环后钢筋腐蚀电位正向高于-162.6 m V,同时,钢筋附近出现明显的阻锈剂聚集现象,能保持钢筋的钝化状态。     

Numerical investigation of the uplift performance of prestressed fiber-reinforced polymer floating piles

Finite element analyses of prestressed fiber-reinforced polymer floating piles subjected to uplift force have been conducted in this paper. First, parameters of the modified BPE model (bond–slip model at the fiber-reinforced polymer–concrete interface) were calibrated using existing pullout testing data on fiber-reinforced polymer rebars embedded in concrete. Nonlinear spring elements were used in numerical modeling to characterize the bond–slip behavior at the fiber-reinforced polymer–concrete interface. A parametric study was performed to assess the influence of rebar diameter, fiber-reinforced polymer material, embedment length, and concrete strength on the mobilized bond stress. Upon the successful modeling of the pullout performance of fiber-reinforced polymer rebars in concrete, numerical models were developed to investigate the dependence of the uplift performance of floating piles on the prestress level, uplift force, fiber-reinforced polymer type, and compressive strength of concrete.     

沿海砼结构耐久性问题研究现状与对策

混凝土耐久性能不良引起的适用性、安全性问题以及由此引发的环境、能源、经济问题在全球范围内已引起广泛的关注.而沿海城市经济的飞速发展和大规模的开发海洋资源使得混凝土结构面临严峻的海洋环境的挑战.因此,了解沿海混凝土结构耐久性问题的研究现状与对策具有十分重要的现实意义.综合分析了沿海砼结构性能退化的原因及解决办法并在此基础上指出进一步研究的可能方向.     

普强高性能混凝土受压应力-应变全曲线试验研究

通过普强高性能混凝土和普通混凝土的应力-应变全曲线试验研究，得到一系列应力-应变曲线。对普强高性能混凝土和普通混凝土的立方体抗压强度与棱柱体抗压强度的关系、棱柱体抗压强度与峰值应力所对应应变的关系及棱柱体抗压强度与初始弹性模量的关系进行了分析。结果表明，虽然普强高性能混凝土的力学性能与普通混凝土的力学性能存在一定的差别，但主要力学性能还是相似的。说明在不改变混凝土的力学性能的基础上通过对普通强度混凝土原材料的优选和配合比的优化能够提高混凝土的耐久性能。     

软弱砂岩骨料碾压混凝土的配制及其特性研究

在东南亚和我国西南地区由于缺乏合适的原材料,必须采用软弱骨料配制混凝土。以东南亚某工程现场的软弱砂岩为原材料,开展碾压混凝土配制和性能试验工作,探讨了该骨料配制碾压混凝土的可行性。采用软化系数为0.71的软弱砂岩,配制强度等级分别为C18020的二级配碾压混凝土和C1807.5的三级配碾压混凝土。结果表明,采用该砂岩骨料可以配制出满足强度要求的碾压混凝土,其用水量比常规骨料高15~20 kg/m3,拌和物密度和抗压弹模较低。其中,二级配碾压混凝土采用50%粉煤灰掺量、0.55水胶比;三级配碾压混凝土采用60%粉煤灰掺量、0.65水胶比。骨料抗碾压破碎模拟试验表明该骨料在碾压过程中破坏程度很低,说明采用该软弱骨料配制碾压混凝土具有可行性。     

Flexural performances of prestressed high strength concrete piles reinforced with hybrid GFRP and steel bars

Abstract

This study developed prestressed high-strength concrete (PHC) piles reinforced with high-strength materials (glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars) for flexural performance enhancement. Flexural strengths and behaviors of PHC piles reinforced with hybrid GFRP and steel bars were experimentally investigated, respectively. Large-scale specimens with total lengths of 12,000?mm and diameters of 600?mm were constructed and tested under bending, accompanied by evaluation of effects of non-prestressed reinforcement type and longitudinal reinforcement ratio. J-factors were calculated to evaluate deformability of all the specimens. PHC piles reinforced with GFRP bars were demonstrated to have much higher flexural capacity than those reinforced with steel bars. Moreover, strains at the midspans of cross sections of all the specimens basically conformed to the assumption of plane section. Failure of PHC piles reinforced with GFRP bars was attributable to gradual concrete crushing, while that of PHC piles reinforced with steel bars resulted from steel yielding. Results of this study were expected to provide theoretical basis for wide engineering applications of PHC piles reinforced with hybrid GFRP bars and steel bars in marine structures.     

海水环境粉煤灰混凝土结构耐久性现场检测与评估分析

对服役12年的华南某跨海大桥典型构件开展碳化性能、氯离子扩散性能等指标的耐久性检测,评估了海水环境下掺粉煤灰的高性能混凝土长期耐久性。研究表明:随高程的增加混凝土碳化深度逐渐增大,其中大气区浪溅区水位变动区,碳化作用对粉煤灰混凝土结构耐久性的影响较小;粉煤灰可显著提升实体结构混凝土抗氯离子侵蚀性能,粉煤灰高性能混凝土的氯离子扩散系数不大于0.40×10-12m2/s,比普通混凝土氯离子扩散系数降低了约6倍;利用规范计算了引桥承台混凝土中氯离子含量计算值,其计算值与实测值吻合较好,可用于实体工程混凝土结构的耐久性评估,评估结果显示采用粉煤灰高性能的桥梁典型构件满足100年设计使用寿命的要求。     

Method for estimating admixture content in seawater using operative spectrophotometry

The paper discusses spectra of the radiance coefficient of the sea surface measured in the open ocean and in coastal waters, and different kinds of these spectra corresponding to the water types are revealed. The focus is the method of measuring the radiance coefficient from a moving ship with a hyperspectral spectrophotometer. The results of studying a water area of Russia’s Black Sea coast at river mouths are presented. A new calibration method that can process measurement results taking into account the impact of cloudiness and wind has been proposed and tested. The concentrations of the main admixtures in natural seawater in the studied water area are estimated according to the obtained spectra; these estimates are compared to the results of direct analysis of water samples. It has been shown that the method of remote measurement of the sea radiance coefficient from on board a ship makes it possible to obtain operative maps of the spatial distribution of the main seawater admixtures.     

Laboratory Investigations for Dewatering of Golden Horn Dredged Sludge with Geotextile Tubes

In this study, an effective means of dewatering the dredged material obtained from the sea-bottom in Istanbul is investigated through the use of additives and geotextile tubes (also known as geotubes, geotextile containers, and geotextile bags). Rapid dewatering test and geotube dewatering test are laboratory approaches, where the types and amounts of anionic and cationic additives for dewatering efficiency of dredged sludge can quickly and economically be examined. In this study, a best dosage amount of 1.5 kg/tonne was used as flocculant solution preparation with distilled water. After this process, twelve homogeneous sludge-polymer admixtures were prepared by adding 0.1, 0.5, and 1.0% polymers (anionic and cationic) by weight of the dredged material in rapid dewatering tests and another twelve homogeneous sludge-polymer admixtures were prepared by adding 0.1, 0.25, and 0.50% polymers (anionic and cationic) by weight of the dredged material in geotube dewatering tests. The results indicated that Golden Horn dredged sludge could be successfully dewatered and retained by geotextile tubes. The use of chemical cationic polymers is recommended with Golden Horn dredged sludge rather than the anionic polymers. Results also showed that use of flocculants can significantly increase the retention capacity of geotubes.     

钢筋混凝土耐久性海洋暴露试验

对不同技术条件的钢筋混凝土试件进行长期的海洋暴露腐蚀试验,以了解其服役特性,为钢筋混凝土结构的耐久性设计提供依据。近7年的暴露结果表明：在混凝土中掺加高炉矿渣等活性掺合料,能大大降低氯离子渗透速率,提高钢筋混凝土的耐久性。     

浅谈混凝土的冻融破坏及其修补

混凝土冻融剥蚀破坏对工程危害较大,破坏形态特征有表面酥松剥落、深层冻胀破坏及冰冻裂缝,形成原因包括渗漏水使不具备饱水条件的混凝土吸水饱和、混凝土设计抗冻标号偏低、施工质量差等。冻融破坏的修补对策为"凿旧补新",修补材料有高抗冻混凝土、聚合物水泥砂浆、预缩水泥砂浆等。修补工艺要点为：①清除损伤的老混凝土;②修补体与老混凝土结合面的处理;③修补材料的浇筑回填;④养护。     

一种新的模拟潮差区混凝土受氯盐侵蚀试验方法

针对目前实验室内模拟潮差区混凝土受氯盐侵蚀干湿循环试验方法中存在的难点,提出了一种新的海洋潮汐环境的室内模拟试验方法。以实际码头工程为参照,设计了相应的室内模拟试验,通过对现场混凝土墙及室内混凝土试件的取样分析从浸润时间比的角度讨论了两者之间的相关性。试验结果证明该模拟试验方法能有效模拟混凝土结构在实际海洋潮汐环境下的氯盐侵蚀情况。     

海洋环境下粉煤灰混凝土的抗冻性与抗氯离子渗透性的耦合

针对海洋环境条件,重点研究了粉煤灰混凝土的抗冻性和氯离子渗透性能的相互关系.试验分别研究了水胶比、粉煤灰等量取代水泥掺量大小、引气剂掺量等因素对抗冻性和抗氯离子渗透性能的影响,并与普通混凝土进行了对比.结果表明,粉煤灰不增加混凝土的抗海水冻融耐久性;粉煤灰增加混凝土的抗氯离子渗透性能,但是掺量超过30%,抗氯离子渗透性能下降;粉煤灰对混凝土抗冻性和抗氯离子渗透性的耦合影响在30%左右存在一个最佳掺量.为评估混凝土的抗冻性和氯离子扩散性的耦合性能,提出了新的评价方法--冻渗比(R值方法),并进行了试验验证.SEM和MIP微观分析与R值方法评价的结果是吻合的.     

Experimental Evaluation of Recycled Aggregate Porous Concrete Piles for Soft Ground Improvement

The use of sand compaction pile or gravel compaction pile is nowadays a common approach for soft ground improvement. In this article, a recycled aggregate porous concrete pile has been developed by replacing natural aggregates with recycled aggregates to overcome issues related to bulging failure or reduced section geometries. Such issues may arise during installation and during the early stages of operation. In addition, the proposed approach utilizes recycled aggregates instead of natural materials. To investigate the applicability of the recycled aggregate porous concrete pile method as a ground improvement technique, a series of laboratory model consolidation tests was performed on soft clay soil reinforced with sand compaction pile, gravel compaction pile, and recycled aggregate porous concrete pile, respectively. The results indicated that the settlement reduction effect of recycled aggregate porous concrete pile was significantly higher than the sand compaction pile and gravel compaction pile methods. The stress sharing ratio from the experimental program showed good agreement with those calculated by elasticity theory. Comparative analyses of the recycled aggregate porous concrete pile versus sand compaction pile and gravel compaction pile approaches, under the same replacement area ratio and surcharge pressure, showed significantly improved consolidation time, settlement reduction, and stress sharing effect.     

Model tests on open-ended concrete pipe piles jacked in sand

Abstract

An experimental study of the performance of concrete pipe piles during installation under different penetration speeds and static load tests on the piles in sand is presented. The applied jacking force, the amount of pile penetration, length of soil plug formed and ultimate bearing capacity were measured during the model tests. The results showed that the concrete pipe piles were partially plugged and the behavior of the soil plug was significantly affected by the penetration speed. The lower the penetration speed, the larger the soil plug formed which in turn leads to a greater ultimate bearing capacity. The size of soil plug can be evaluated by the m value defined as the ratio of the volume of the soil plug to that of the penetrated pile wall. The relationship between the m value and the penetration speeds can be used to estimate the amount of soil plug and the depth of penetration for an open-ended concrete pipe pile jacked into sand.     

Inhibitory effects of chloride ions on concrete sulfate attack in the marine adsorption environment

To study the inhibitory effects of chloride ions on concrete sulfate attack in the marine adsorption environment, a series of cubic concrete specimens was fabricated. These specimens were totally submerged or partially submerged in 10% Na₂SO₄ solutions with 0, 0.5, 2, and 5% NaCl concentration. Three specific aspects, namely, superficial phenomenon, compressive strength degradation, and X-ray fluorescence spectrometry analysis, were studied during 450 days of long-term exposure. Results showed that Na₂SO₄ solution had a strong corrosive effect on concrete in both the adsorption and submersion zones, especially in the adsorption zone. Chloride ions exerted inhibitory effects on concrete sulfate attack in both the submersion and adsorption zones, and higher concentration of chloride ions will produce stronger inhibitory effects. However, given the different inhibitory effects of chloride ions on concrete sulfate attack with different corrosion mechanisms, the inhibitory effect of the same chloride concentration on concrete sulfate attack was a little lower in the adsorption zone than in the submersion zone.