Frost-Resistance Assessment of C60 Concrete Based on a Fiber Bragg Grating Sensor
Publication: Journal of Cold Regions Engineering
Volume 38, Issue 2
Abstract
In this paper, fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors were applied to investigate the frost resistance of C60 concrete. First, the growth of both the static and dynamic elastic modulus of C60 concrete with curing age was investigated using an FBG, the standard method, and the resonance method, respectively. Second, to simulate the freezing and thawing conditions in cold regions, the concrete specimens were subjected to air freezing and water thawing using the slow freezing method. The authors explored the effect of freeze–thaw cycles on the mechanical properties of concrete and established a mathematical model relating its mechanical properties to freeze–thaw cycles based on an FBG sensor. Meanwhile, its compressive strength, dynamic elastic modulus, and mass loss rate were tested. Finally, the interface morphology and hydration products of concrete were observed using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) after freeze–thaw cycles. The results indicate that both the static and dynamic elastic modulus of C60 concrete increase with curing age. Its elastic modulus measured by FBG is approximately the same as that measured by the standard method, confirming the viability of using an FBG sensor to measure its elastic modulus. Furthermore, the authors highlighted the dependence of its compressive strength on the freeze–thaw cycles. The relationship of the static elastic modulus to freeze–thaw cycles is similar to that of the dynamic elastic modulus and mass loss rate. A static elastic modulus achieved from an FBG is proposed here to characterize the frost resistance of C60 concrete.
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Data Availability Statement
The data presented in this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
This research was funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (51778379), the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province (E2019210201, E2021210099), and the scientific and technological projects of Hebei Province (226Z0801G).
Notation
The following symbols are used in this paper:
- E
- static elastic modulus measured by static compression test (GPa);
- Ed
- dynamic elastic modulus measured by resonance method (GPa);
- Ef
- static elastic modulus measured by FBG (GPa);
- e
- 2.718281828;
- n
- number of freeze–thaw cycles;
- t
- curing age (d);
- ΔPd
- dynamic elastic modulus loss rate; and
- ΔPf
- static elastic modulus loss rate.
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Received: Jun 14, 2023
Accepted: Oct 22, 2023
Published online: Apr 3, 2024
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