Frost resistance of fiber-reinforced self-compacting recycled concrete

Freeze-thaw damage and the lack of aggregate resources have become two major problems facing the construction industry. The use of recycled aggregate to produce recycled concrete has good social and economic value. In this study, the author used recycled coarse aggregate as a substitute for stone to mix recycled concrete. In order to enhance the performance of concrete, a microwave heating modification process was introduced and 0.10% volume fraction of polypropylene fiber (PPF) was added. The effect of microwave heating modification on the frost resistance of fiber-reinforced self-compacting recycled concrete was studied. The results show that with the increase in the number of freeze-thaw cycles, the degree of denudation and deterioration of the three groups of concrete surfaces becomes more and more serious, the number of surface cracks gradually increases after the concrete is damaged, and the plastic deformation becomes more and more serious, W ( n ) gradually increases, E ( n ) gradually increases, D ( n ) gradually increases, sigma (0) gradually decreases, epsilon (0) gradually increases, epsilon (u) gradually increases, E (c) gradually decreases, and mu gradually decreases. Under the same number of freeze-thaw cycles, the frost resistance of the three groups of concrete is A > C > B. Microwave heating modification improved the frost resistance of group C concrete compared to that of group B concrete. Due to the incorporation of PPF into the concrete, the load did not drop sharply when the load acting on the concrete reached the failure load. The prediction results of the established constitutive model are in good agreement with the experimental results.

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This study explores the use of recycled coarse aggregate to produce recycled concrete, incorporating microwave heating modification and polypropylene fiber to improve concrete performance. The research focuses on the impact of heating modification on frost resistance, showing an enhancement of frost resistance due to microwave heating modification.