Meso-scale modeling of irradiated concrete in test reactor
Abstract
In this paper, we detail a numerical model accounting for the effects of neutron irradiation on concrete at the mesoscale. Irradiation experiments in test reactor (Elleuch et al.,1972), i.e., in accelerated conditions, are simulated. Concrete is considered as a two-phase material made of elastic inclusions (aggregate) subjected to thermal and irradiation-induced swelling and embedded in a cementitious matrix subjected to shrinkage and thermal expansion. The role of the hardened cement paste in the post-peak regime (brittle-ductile transition with decreasing loading rate), and creep effects are investigated. Radiation-induced volumetric expansion (RIVE) of the aggregate cause the development and propagation of damage around the aggregate which further develops in bridging cracks across the hardened cement paste between the individual aggregate particles. The development of damage is aggravated when shrinkage occurs simultaneously with RIVE during the irradiation experiment. The post-irradiation expansion derived from the simulation is well correlated with the experimental data and, the obtained damage levels are fully consistent with previous estimations based on a micromechanical interpretation of the experimental post-irradiation elastic properties (Le Pape et al.,2015). In conclusion, the proposed modeling opens new perspectives for the interpretation of test reactor experiments in regards to the actual operation of light water reactors.
- Authors:
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- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Czech Technical University (Czech Republic)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1286857
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1247423
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Nuclear Engineering and Design
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 295; Journal ID: ISSN 0029-5493
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; irradiation; concrete; numerical model; meso-scale; neutron; swelling; damage
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Giorla, Alain B., Vaitová, M., Le Pape, Yann, and Štemberk, P. Meso-scale modeling of irradiated concrete in test reactor. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.nucengdes.2015.08.027.
Giorla, Alain B., Vaitová, M., Le Pape, Yann, & Štemberk, P. Meso-scale modeling of irradiated concrete in test reactor. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2015.08.027
Giorla, Alain B., Vaitová, M., Le Pape, Yann, and Štemberk, P. Sun .
"Meso-scale modeling of irradiated concrete in test reactor". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2015.08.027. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1286857.
@article{osti_1286857,
title = {Meso-scale modeling of irradiated concrete in test reactor},
author = {Giorla, Alain B. and Vaitová, M. and Le Pape, Yann and Štemberk, P.},
abstractNote = {In this paper, we detail a numerical model accounting for the effects of neutron irradiation on concrete at the mesoscale. Irradiation experiments in test reactor (Elleuch et al.,1972), i.e., in accelerated conditions, are simulated. Concrete is considered as a two-phase material made of elastic inclusions (aggregate) subjected to thermal and irradiation-induced swelling and embedded in a cementitious matrix subjected to shrinkage and thermal expansion. The role of the hardened cement paste in the post-peak regime (brittle-ductile transition with decreasing loading rate), and creep effects are investigated. Radiation-induced volumetric expansion (RIVE) of the aggregate cause the development and propagation of damage around the aggregate which further develops in bridging cracks across the hardened cement paste between the individual aggregate particles. The development of damage is aggravated when shrinkage occurs simultaneously with RIVE during the irradiation experiment. The post-irradiation expansion derived from the simulation is well correlated with the experimental data and, the obtained damage levels are fully consistent with previous estimations based on a micromechanical interpretation of the experimental post-irradiation elastic properties (Le Pape et al.,2015). In conclusion, the proposed modeling opens new perspectives for the interpretation of test reactor experiments in regards to the actual operation of light water reactors.},
doi = {10.1016/j.nucengdes.2015.08.027},
journal = {Nuclear Engineering and Design},
number = ,
volume = 295,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Oct 18 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Sun Oct 18 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}
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