MIAO Yanchun1, ZHANG Yu1,2, LEI Chuang1, LI Minghou1, LIU Yuanzhen1, LI Zhu1
Abstract:
Based on the meso-scale heterogeneity of recycled aggregate thermal insulation concrete (RATIC), MATLAB software was used to generate a 2-D polygonal random aggregate model of RATIC by Monte Carlo method, and then the finite element analysis software ABAQUS was used to simulate the uniaxial compression mechanical properties of meso-scale RATIC based on coupled thermo-mechanical modeling. Firstly, the heat conduction behavior of RATIC at different temperatures was simulated. According to the simulation results, the effects of meso-scale constituents at different temperatures (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700 and 800 ℃), such as the thermal parameters (conductivity, specific heat and thermal expansion coefficient) and the mechanical parameters (strength, elastic model and Poisson′s ratio), on the meso-scale RATIC mechanical properties were explored. Furthermore, a comparative analysis was conducted to study the uniaxial compression failure modes at different fire temperatures of RATIC under simulated and experimental conditions. The results show that the temperature stress weakens the strength of RATIC when the temperature exceeds 400 ℃. And at 800 ℃, there is a maximum temperature stress of 3.309 MPa generated inside the specimen. The high temperature damage of RATIC specimens under uniaxial compression first appears in the interfacial transition zone, and then develops to the mortar. It is mainly concentrated on the free end of the specimen, and with the increase of the fire temperature and loading time, the damage shows a gradual increase trend. The results indicate that the meso-scale model can be well used to simulate the uniaxial compression mechanical properties and failure patterns of RATIC at high temperature.