Investigation into the Fatigue Damage Process of Rubberized Concrete and Plain Concrete by AE Analysis
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 23, Issue 7
Abstract
Incorporation of rubber particles in portland cement concrete is an effective way of consuming waste rubber. This paper presents results of a study on the fatigue properties of plain concrete, rubberized concrete, and polypropylene fiber (PPF) reinforced rubberized concrete. Fatigue tests demonstrate that the inclusion of 60-kg rubber particles in concrete can greatly increase the fatigue life of concrete and that the addition of PPF to rubberized concrete can further enhance the fatigue life. The S-N equations for the three types of concrete are obtained by linear regression. Analyzing the acoustic emission (AE) signals recorded during the fatigue test reveals that both the activity and intensity of AE signals detected in rubberized concrete are much lower than in plain concrete. Good linear correlation between the hit and the minimum strain is observed for both concretes. Analyzing the distribution of energy during the cyclic loading shows that the fatigue process of concretes can be separated into three stages, which correspond to the initiation, the steady propagation, and the coalescence of microcracks to macrocracks, respectively. By analyzing the Fecility effect, the difference in the damage process between rubberized concrete and plain concrete is further examined. This investigation demonstrates that the health condition of a concrete under repeated loading can be assessed by real-time monitoring of AE activity and energy with the help of the AE technique.
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Acknowledgments
The research for this paper was financially supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (UNSPECIFIED973 Program) (Grant No. UNSPECIFIED2009CB623200) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. NNSFC50778039).
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Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 23 • Issue 7 • July 2011
Pages: 953 - 960
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© 2011 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Jul 26, 2009
Accepted: Dec 20, 2010
Published online: Dec 22, 2010
Published in print: Jul 1, 2011
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