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Dual-scale study of pre-damage, water boundary conditions and frost interaction in concrete
Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, 41258, Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3101-2533
Malmö University, Faculty of Technology and Society (TS), Department of Materials Science and Applied Mathematics (MTM).ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6885-3806
Institute of Applied Mechanics, Technische Universität Braunschweig, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany.
Institute of Applied Mechanics, Technische Universität Braunschweig, 38106, Braunschweig, Germany.
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2025 (English)In: Materials and Structures, ISSN 1359-5997, E-ISSN 1871-6873, Vol. 58, no 2, article id 74Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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This study investigated the interactive effects of pre-damage, water boundary conditions, and internal frost damage on concrete at dual-scale. The pre-damage included pre-cracking, which has not been studied experimentally before, and pre-compressive damage. Concrete specimens underwent pre-damage and had varied water boundary conditions during Freeze-Thaw Cycles (FTC). At the macro-scale, wedge-splitting tests combined with Digital Image Correlation (DIC) were conducted to assess post-FTC strength and fracture behaviour. At the meso-scale, X-ray CT scanning was employed to identify internal crack patterns. Results reveal that at the macro-scale, significant interaction between pre-damage and frost damage reduced splitting tensile strength compared to the internal frost damage alone. Besides, increased water exposure during FTCs reduced both splitting tensile strength and compressive strength, with a less pronounced reduction in splitting tensile strength. It also led to a diffuse crack pattern and increased tensile ductility. At the meso-scale, specimens subjected to the interactive effects of pre-damage and internal frost damage exhibited cracks along aggregate-cement interfaces and within the cement paste. Reference specimens displayed no internal cracks, while specimens exposed to only FTCs showed only cracks along aggregate-cement interfaces. Full submersion of specimens during FTCs induced more internal cracks than solely water on top. These findings on the interactions between pre-damage, water boundary conditions, and internal frost damage offer insight into the causes of frost damage, vital for the design and assessment of concrete structures in frost-prone environments. Furthermore, the results of these dual-scale tests can be used as a test case for the development of upscaling numerical models describing heat transfer and frost degradation in concrete.

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Springer, 2025. Vol. 58, no 2, article id 74
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Concrete, Freeze-thaw cycle, Internal frost damage, Pre-damage, Water boundary condition
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Building Technologies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-74564DOI: 10.1617/s11527-025-02599-9ISI: 001427053600001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85218407887OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-74564DiVA, id: diva2:1942403
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