Mechanical properties of joint between superimposed slabs have a remarkable effect on the bending performance of the whole slab. To study the bending performance of superimposed slabs with different forms of joint, six superimposed slabs were designed and produced. Based on the static loading experiment, load was concentrated on two three-equal-division points, bearing capacity, deformation, cracks of specimens were obtained. Whether there were lattice steel bars in the precast slab or not and different reinforcement in the joint were considered to study the bending performance. The test results show that the failure mode of slab without lattice steel bars is brittle while others are ductile. Lattice steel bars can control the development of cracks along the superposed surface, increasing the shear capacity and improving the ductility of specimens. The bearing capacity of the whole superimposed slab depends on the joint cross section. The joint would not generate a difference to the deflection curves in service condition. When reinforcement in the joint is strengthened, failure modes of slabs will be effectively improved.
Hydrogen isotope exchange in CLAM steel was investigated by plasma-driven permeation measurements in the temperature range of ~670-920 K. It was found that as introducing H into D plasma, the permeation flux of HD increased while that of D2 decreased. The total D permeation flux, however, remained almost unchanged. Such a result allowed the analysis of isotope replacement and showed that the reduction of D2 is balanced by the rise of HD. In addition, the formation of HD was found to be closely related to the H and D contents in plasma. Hydrogen isotopic effects on H and D plasma dissociation/ionization rate and on incident flux were evaluated by measuring plasma parameters including electron temperature and electron density using a triple Langmuir probe. The correlation between isotope effects on ionization rate in the plasma and isotope effects in the permeation flux was discussed. He plasma pre-irradiation and seeding during D plasma-driven permeation were also conducted to investigate the He effects on D diffusion. The total D permeation flux was found to be reduced by He seeding. Data analysis of Langmuir probe showed that ionization rate of D plasma was influenced by He seeding. Besides, under simultaneous D + He irradiation, He atoms were preferentially trapped at the defects resulting in a shallower D concentration gradient that described the observed decrease in D permeation rate. He plasma pre-irradiation was found to reduce D permeation flux with a much slow breakthrough to reach steady-state. The amount of D trapped at He-induced defects was derived quantitatively from the transient permeation curves. It is believed that He bubbles formed at the near surface act as trapping sites of D atoms, leading to a reduced effective diffusion coefficient and an enhanced retention in the material.
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