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CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
Volume 122, Issue -, Pages 81-89Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.06.064
Keywords
Coral concrete; Equal stress cycle loading and unloading method; Equal strain monotonic loading method; Whole stress-strain curve; Elastic modulus; Poisson's ratio
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Funding
- National Key Basic Research Development Plan of China (973 Plan) [2015CB655102]
- China National Natural Science Foundation [51508272]
- Fund of Jiangsu Innovation Program for Graduate Education [KYLX15-0230]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
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The constitutive relationship of coral concrete (CPC) was researched using prismatic specimens under uniaxial compression. The equal stress cycle loading and unloading and equal strain monotonic loading methods were adopted. The elastic modulus (E-c) and Poisson's ratio (mu) were determined. The results showed that when the specimen strain was close to the maximum, CPC was rapidly damaged in the form of splitting. The whole stress-strain curve ascent stage was composed of concave and convex curves, while the descent stage was relatively short. The ratio of residual stress (sigma(ri)) and peak stress (sigma(0i)) was 0.30-0.50, and with increase in the strength grade, sigma(ri)/sigma(0i) decreased. The two-part constitutive equations of CPC were presented, which could reflect all the characteristics of the compression tests. With increase in the strength grade, the mu of coral concrete first increased and then decreased. The E-c of CPC tended to increase. To expand the application of CPC in island engineering construction, superfine cement paste, silicon mortar, or polymer could be used to strengthen the coral surface. Adding steel bar, steel fibre, or organic fibre into CPC could also increase the CPC strength and tenacity. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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