Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-9-2018
Department
Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
Abstract
Grouting reinforcement is an important part of modern engineering and has grown in popularity due to the benefits of grouting enhancement on cyclic loading. Understanding the fatigue mechanism of grouting-enhanced structures is vital to the design and the long-term stability analysis of such structures. In this study, the fatigue mechanical properties of cracked cement paste after epoxy resin grouting enhancement under different cyclic conditions were investigated in the laboratory and an inverted S-shaped curve was proposed to describe the damage accumulation. The test results indicated that the fatigue axial deformation can be divided into three stages: the initial stage, constant velocity stage and accelerating stage. The irreversible deformation can be used to describe the damage accumulation. The fatigue process is significantly affected by the upper limit stress level and the stress amplitude. In addition, the exponential relationship between stress amplitude and fatigue life was obtained. The proposed S-shaped curve was validated by an experimental fatigue strain test. The tests result upon various load conditions and crack types represented a good agreement with the predicted data.
Publication Title
Applied Sciences
Recommended Citation
Wang, Z.,
Li, L.,
Guo, S.,
&
Dai, Q.
(2018).
Nonlinear fatigue damage of cracked cement paste after grouting enhancement.
Applied Sciences,
8(7), 1105.
http://doi.org/10.3390/app8071105
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/michigantech-p/87
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Publisher’s version of record: https://doi.org/10.3390/app8071105