Uniaxial Mechanical Behavior and Constitutive Modeling of Early-Age Steel Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Under Variable-Temperature Curing Conditions
Yongkang Xu, Quanmin Xie, Hui Zhou, Yongsheng Jia, Zhibin Zheng, Chong Pan
TL;DR
This study examines how curing temperature affects early-age steel fiber-reinforced concrete's mechanical properties and damage mechanisms.
Contribution
A Weibull-based constitutive model and fractal crack analysis are introduced to explain temperature effects on concrete behavior.
Findings
Concrete shows optimal mechanical property development under ambient temperature conditions.
Elastic modulus increased by 33.85% in room-temperature groups but decreased by 26.75% in varying-temperature groups.
Fractal analysis revealed internal damage mechanisms influenced by thermal history.
Abstract
In high geothermal tunnels (>28 °C), curing temperature critically affects early-age concrete mechanics and durability. Uniaxial compression tests under six curing conditions, combined with CT scanning and machine learning-based crack analysis, were used to evaluate the impacts of curing age, temperature, and fiber content. The test results indicate that concrete exhibits optimal development of mechanical properties under ambient temperature conditions. Specifically, the elastic modulus increased by 33.85% with age in the room-temperature group (RT), by 23.35% in the fiber group (F), and decreased by 26.75% in the varying-temperature group (VT). A Weibull statistical damage-based constitutive model aligned strongly with the experimental data (R2 > 0.99). Fractal analysis of CT-derived cracks revealed clear fractal characteristics in the log(Nr)–log(r) curves, demonstrating internal…
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TopicsRock Mechanics and Modeling · Concrete Properties and Behavior · Concrete and Cement Materials Research