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    Self-monitoring of freeze–thaw damage using triphasic electric conductive concrete

    TitleSelf-monitoring of freeze–thaw damage using triphasic electric conductive concrete
    Publication TypePapers in International Journals
    Year of Publication2015
    AuthorsDing Y., Huang Y., Zhang Y., Jalali S., and Aguiar, J. B.
    Abstract

    The effect of freeze–thaw cycles on concrete is of great importance for durability evaluation of concrete
    structures in cold regions. In this paper, damage accumulation was studied by following the fractional
    change of impedance (FCI) with number of freeze–thaw cycles (N). The nano-carbon black (NCB), carbon
    fiber (CF) and steel fiber (SF) were added to plain concrete to produce the triphasic electrical conductive
    (TEC) and ductile concrete. The effects of NCB, CF and SF on the compressive strength, flexural properties,
    electrical impedance were investigated. The concrete beams with different dosages of conductive materials
    were studied for FCI, N and mass loss (ML), the relationship between FCI and N of conductive concrete
    can be well defined by a first order exponential decay curve. It is noted that this nondestructive and
    sensitive real-time testing method is meaningful for evaluating of freeze–thaw damage in concrete.

    JournalConstruction and Building Materials
    Volume101
    Pagination440-446
    Date Published2015-12-15
    PublisherElsevier
    ISSN0950-0618
    DOI10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.10.135
    KeywordsConductive concrete, Fractional change in impedance, Freezing and thawing damage., Micro carbon fibers Macro steel fibers Nano carbon black
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    The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.

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