RC structures life-cycle probabilistic evaluation method considering mesoscopic material uncertainty with chloride ingress

Li, Yue; Ruan, Xiang; Zhang, Mingyang; Dou, Weiyu

doi:10.1080/15732479.2022.2038643

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“…The structural durability was investigated by Yu et al [ 2 ] in an experimental approach, and the recommendation of decreasing the water-to-binder ratio is proposed to improve the structural life-cycle performance. With improved structural theory and construction techniques, the problems of environmental influence have been treated well with the traditional structural forms and related performance [ 3 , 4 ]. Recently, for the increasing requirement along with the development of quality control and intelligent construction, new materials such as fiber-reinforced-polymer, steel/fiber-reinforced-concrete, and ultrahigh-performance concrete (UHPC) and novel structural forms such as a composite girder and prefabricated column are applied in actual projects [ 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ].…”

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Early Age Shrinkage and Mechanical Effect of Ultra-High-Performance Concrete Composite Deck: A Case Study with In Situ Test and Numerical Simulation

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For the Honghe Bridge project located in Yunnan Province, Southwest China, a steel/ultrahigh-performance concrete (UHPC) composite deck is used in the suspension bridge with a 700 m main span, and the steel stud connectors are used in the 50 mm–thick UHPC layer. To investigate the shrinkage behavior of UHPC and the relevant influence, the in situ time-dependent strain is measured continuously, and within the 20-day curing time, the material behavior is summarized based on test results. This paper proposes a prediction model for UHPC shrinkage which is refined from the widely used B3 model for normal concrete material, and the parameter values are modified and optimized by experimental comparison. Combining the numerical model and the finite element analysis model of the composite deck, the detailed mechanical state in structural parts is studied. For the practical construction, the simulation results indicate that the small thickness of UHPC above the stud and weak bond strength can influence the eventual structural performance greatly. In the discussion of stress distribution at different locations of the deck, the potential crack on the edge and the corner of the UHPC–steel interface and the mechanical damage on the stud connector around are also indicated.

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