This paper summarizes the authors’ previous work on modeling and numerical simulation techniques for concrete residual mechanical performance evaluation, which has expanded owing to various factors, including alkali-silica reactions (ASRs), frost damage, and delayed ettringite formation (DEF). By varying the…
This paper summarizes the authors’ previous work on modeling and numerical simulation techniques for concrete residual mechanical performance evaluation, which has expanded owing to various factors, including alkali-silica reactions (ASRs), frost damage, and delayed ettringite formation (DEF). By varying the mechanical constitutive law and expansion strain proportion considered according to the different crack characteristics and time-dependent properties caused by each type of expansion deterioration as well as substance precipitation in the cracks, it is possible to perform numerical simulations that consider the differences in the concrete mechanical properties under various expansion states using a nonlinear finite element method. The relationship between the cracking characteristics and the mechanical performance of the expansive concrete was also verified experimentally. Regarding the ASR expansion, it has been successfully demonstrated via simulations that it is possible to rationally explain both cases, where the structural performance of reinforced concrete members improves after expansion and where it deteriorates, by considering the crack characteristics and reaction speed in the ASR.