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An application of a damage constitutive model to concrete at high temperature and prediction of spalling
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UNSPECIFIED. (2005) An application of a damage constitutive model to concrete at high temperature and prediction of spalling. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOLIDS AND STRUCTURES, 42 (26). pp. 6550-6565. ISSN 0020-7683
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2005.06.016
Abstract
A characteristic feature of concrete under uniaxial compression is the development of cracks parallel to the loading direction. A damage constitutive model proposed by Ortiz [Ortiz, M., 1985. A constitutive theory for the inelastic behaviour of concrete. Mech. Mater. 4, 67-93] can predict the transverse tensile stress responsible for these cracks by considering the interaction between the aggregate and the mortar and the development of damage in the latter. When concrete is exposed to high temperature, as is the case during fire, the failure mode is thermal spalling. In order to improve the prediction of the stresses involved in this failure Ortiz's model is extended to account for the effects of high temperature. Published experimental results for uniaxial and biaxial compression at high temperatures are used to calibrate the temperature dependence of some of the material properties. The transient creep strain is accounted for by modifying the constrained thermal strain. The stress analysis is coupled with hygro-thermal analysis of heat, mass transfer and pore pressure build-up. The effect of pore pressure on the damage evolution is modeled by applying a body force in the stress analysis module proportional to the pressure gradient. A numerical example of concrete under fire is solved and the computed results are discussed. Spalling is predicted when the damage variable reaches its maximum value of unity. The predicted depth and time of spalling for a range of variation of permeability and initial liquid water content are presented. They are in good agreement with published experimental results. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Subjects: | T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery |
| Journal or Publication Title: | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOLIDS AND STRUCTURES |
| Publisher: | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD |
| ISSN: | 0020-7683 |
| Date: | December 2005 |
| Volume: | 42 |
| Number: | 26 |
| Number of Pages: | 16 |
| Page Range: | pp. 6550-6565 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2005.06.016 |
| Publication Status: | Published |
| URI: | http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/34386 |
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