Determination of Chloride Content in Different Types of Cement Using Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

The characterization and accurate determination of the chloride content in cement/concrete is very important for the assessment of the durability and safety of a concrete structure. The available analytical techniques are relatively expensive and time consuming. In this study, a laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) system was used for determination of elemental composition in three different types of cement samples. The plasma was generated by focusing a pulsed Nd: YAG laser at 1064 nm on the cement samples. The concentrations of different elements of significance for structural stability in cement samples were determined. The evaluation of the potential and the capabilities of LIBS as a rapid tool for characterization of cement samples is discussed. The optimum LIBS setup and experimental conditions to detect and measure chloride in building materials are reported. The LIBS results were compared with the results obtained using a standard analytical technique such as inductively coupled plasma emission spectroscopy (ICP–ES). The limits of detection were determined, and calibration curves were measured. The results of this investigation indicate the reliability of LIBS to characterize different cement samples and to assess the chloride content in these cements.     

冲击作用下的摩擦力效应实验研究

针对摩擦力效应产生的机理, 本文设计了三种不同尺寸的试件进行SHPB实验, 得到了摩擦力效应对实验的定量影响, 在此基础上对混凝土的DIF进行了修正研究, 为混凝土抗冲击工程设计提供了参考依据. 关键词： 冲击 混凝土 SHPB 摩擦力     

高强混凝土立方强度尺寸效应的分析计算

对55组高强混凝土立方强度实测数据作了分析,并给出了计算公式.表明高强混凝土立方强度尺寸效应不同于普通混凝土.     

Behavior of concrete cylinders confined by a carbon composite 3. Deformability and the ultimate axial strain

Results of an experimental investigation into the mechanical properties of concrete cylinders confined by a carbon-epoxy composite wrapping are presented. It is shown that, for all the con fined con crete spec i mens tested, the loading paths in the normalized stress space follow a single master curve, what ever the concrete strength and confinement intensity. At stresses in the confined concrete exceeding the strength of plain concrete, the tangent modulus was found to depend on the slope angle of the master curve and the asymptotic value of the differential Poisson ratio (the first derivative of the lateral strain with respect to the axial one). Formulas for predicting the ultimate axial strain and the tangent modulus are derived and compared with the corresponding fib (fédération internationale du béton) recommendations. Russian translation published in Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 42, No. 4, pp. 433–448, July–Au gust, 2006.     

Behavior of concrete cylinders confined by carbon-composite tapes and prestressed yarns 1. Experimental data

The results of a comprehensive test program for the mechanical behavior of round concrete specimens confined by carbon-fiber epoxy tapes and prestressed carbon yarns are reported. Five different concrete batches of compressive strength from 20 to 100 MPa and the confinement of various thickness and pretension level were investigated. The specimens, which were subjected to monotonic or repeated compressive loadings, showed a nonlinear stress-strain behavior with a significant ductility and increased ultimate strength, in contrary to the brittle behavior of plain concrete. The limit of linearity on the stress-strain diagrams of the confined concrete roughly coincided with the ultimate strength of plain concrete. Above this limit, the damage accumulation and plastic deformations proceeded in the confined specimens. This fact was evidenced by the increasing slope of deformation diagrams in unloadings and repeated loadings and by the pronounced residual strains. The limit of linearity could be raised significantly by pretension of the carbon yarns during their winding. Russian translation published in Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 42, No. 1, pp. 21–44, January–February, 2006.     

Deformational Properties of Polymer Concrete during Long-Term Exposure to Water

Changes in the elastic and viscoelastic (creep) characteristics of polymer concrete and its structural components (polyester resin, unfilled or filled with diabase flour) during a long-term exposure to water at 20°C were studied. Modeling the structural changes in polymer concrete with time showed an increase in the relative volume content of pores filled with water and a decrease in that of unfilled pores. Based on the free-volume concept and the data on swelling due to moistening and shrinkage due to physical aging of the binder, a rather accurate estimate of the time-moisture reduction function for polymer concrete was obtained. The function was found to be nonmonotonic: the interval of increase was followed by an interval of decrease.     

An elastic micro-structural continuous damage model

The paper formulates a micro-structural continuous damage theory describing an anisotropic damage field. The model can be reduced to some of the major models well known at present, and the numerical analyses are compared with the experimental data of the concrete specimen under uniaxial tension and compression.     

钢筋混凝土箱梁开裂后剪力滞效应的研究

本文用级数分析方法分析了钢筋混凝土箱梁开裂后的剪力滞效应,推得了剪滞应力公式.根据应力公式,本文还探讨了剪力滞效应随配筋率ρ等的变化情况.     

弹丸对钢筋混凝土中钢筋交汇处侵彻效应研究

考虑弹丸在钢筋交汇处与钢筋直接发生作用的情况,提出了弹丸侵彻钢筋混凝土的近似模型。利用该模型得到了弹丸侵彻钢筋混凝土过程中弹丸的加速度时间历程。计算结果与实验结果符合较好。用该模型分析了不同配筋结构、配筋尺寸和网眼尺寸对侵彻深度和侵彻过程的影响,结果表明:弹丸从钢筋交汇处侵彻时,当弹丸动能相对较小时,随着网眼尺寸的减小,弹丸的大部分能量均消耗在侵彻第一层配筋结构中,当弹丸动能较大时,不管网眼尺寸多大,第一层配筋均只消耗掉弹丸的部分能量;配筋直径和网眼尺寸对侵彻深度的影响较大。