DEM analysis of the effect of interface transition zone on dynamic splitting tensile behavior of high-strength concrete based on multi-phase model
- School of Civil Engineering, Central South University, Hunan 410075 (China)
- School of Resources and Safety Engineering, Central South University, Hunan 410083 (China)
- China Railway Eryuan Engineering Group CO.LTD, Sichuan 610031 (China)
Highlights: • Crushable aggregates with the real geometry shape are generated by using clump-cluster method. • Flat-Joint Model is adopted as the constitutive law. • The tensile strength is almost not affected by ITZ strength when its strength exceeds 0.8 times that of mortar. • A modified formula that can reflect the functional relationship between the ITZ strength and the TDIF is proposed. The tensile strength is one of the main parameters in the design of concrete structures and has an important influence on the cracking performance and durability of concrete materials. As the weak region in concrete, the strength of the interface transition zone (ITZ) directly affects the dynamic mechanical response of concrete. Meanwhile, considering that the tensile performance of concrete is far weaker than its compressive performance, the study of the strength of ITZ is of great significance to the dynamic tensile fracture characteristics and mechanical properties of concrete. In this paper, a method combining 3D scanning technology and Clump-Cluster was proposed to generate a real geometry shape model of crushable aggregate. On this basis, the 3D discrete element model (DEM) of high-strength concrete was constructed using the Flat-Joint Model (FJM). The effects of the ITZ strength on the failure mode, number of microcracks, tensile strength and strain rate effect of high-strength concrete under strain rates from 0.01/s to 100/s were studied by splitting tensile test. The simulation results indicate that the number of microcracks generated decreases with the increase of ITZ strength, and the proportion of ITZ cracks decreases obviously. When the ITZ strength exceeds the critical value of 0.8 times that of mortar, the tensile strength is almost not affected by ITZ strength. In addition, based on the numerical simulation results, a modified formula that can reflect the functional relationship between the ITZ strength and the dynamic increasing factor of the concrete tensile strength (TDIF) is proposed, and the rationality of the TDIF modified formula is verified.
- OSTI ID:
- 23206201
- Journal Information:
- Cement and Concrete Research, Journal Name: Cement and Concrete Research Vol. 149; ISSN 0008-8846; ISSN CCNRAI
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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