Micromechanical Modeling on Compressive Behavior of Foamed Concrete
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 33, Issue 11
Abstract
Much attention has recently been paid to investigating the internal mechanisms between the void structures of foamed concrete and its mechanical behavior. This study adopted the X-ray computed tomography (X-CT) technique to build three-dimensional (3D) internal void structures of foamed concrete before conducting the unconfined compression test. A sensitivity analysis was conducted to evaluate the influence of the void structure on the mechanical properties. The results showed that the contacts between voids had a primary influence on the residual strength, and the void size was the major influence factor on the modulus. A micromechanical model was developed to simulate the mechanical behavior of the foamed concrete under compression, and good agreements were found with the test results. A simple equation was proposed to predict the mechanical properties of the foamed concretes considering the effects and variations of the void structures on the mechanical properties. Combining the equation with the micromechanical damage model, the variations of the mechanical behavior due to the difference in void structures can be well predicted.
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Data Availability Statement
The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
The authors appreciate the financial support provided by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (Grant Nos. 41972272 and 41772281) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. 22120190220).
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Volume 33 • Issue 11 • November 2021
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Received: Nov 25, 2020
Accepted: Mar 18, 2021
Published online: Aug 28, 2021
Published in print: Nov 1, 2021
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