Durability of Modified Expanded Polystyrene Concrete after Dynamic Cyclic Loading

EPS concrete was produced by mixing the expanded polystyrene spheres (EPS) and polymer emulsion and thickener to the matrix concrete, and this concrete had good vibration energy absorption characteristics. Based on the experimental data obtained on EPS volume ratio of 0%, 20%, 30%, and 40% by replac...

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Main Authors: Wenbo Shi, Linchang Miao, Junhui Luo, Jiaqi Wang, Yinan Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Shock and Vibration
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2391476
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description EPS concrete was produced by mixing the expanded polystyrene spheres (EPS) and polymer emulsion and thickener to the matrix concrete, and this concrete had good vibration energy absorption characteristics. Based on the experimental data obtained on EPS volume ratio of 0%, 20%, 30%, and 40% by replacing matrix or coarse aggregate, the two design styles had nearly the same compressive strength. By applying frequency of 5 Hz, 50000 or 100000 times, 40 KN, 50 KN, and 60 KN cyclic loading, it is shown that the higher the inclusion size was, the lower the compressive strength of the EPS concrete would be; the larger the applying dynamic cyclic load was, the more obvious the compressive strength changing would be. Meanwhile, the strength of EPS concrete had no evident change after durability test. The results of this research had practical significance on using EPS concrete in some long-term cyclic dynamic load engineering.
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spelling doaj-art-c0e7934ee4ef464fa62bf3c7cf0c1bb32025-02-03T07:24:59ZengWileyShock and Vibration1070-96221875-92032016-01-01201610.1155/2016/23914762391476Durability of Modified Expanded Polystyrene Concrete after Dynamic Cyclic LoadingWenbo Shi0Linchang Miao1Junhui Luo2Jiaqi Wang3Yinan Chen4Institute of Geotechnical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210018, ChinaInstitute of Geotechnical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210018, ChinaInstitute of Geotechnical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210018, ChinaInstitute of Geotechnical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210018, ChinaInstitute of Geotechnical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210018, ChinaEPS concrete was produced by mixing the expanded polystyrene spheres (EPS) and polymer emulsion and thickener to the matrix concrete, and this concrete had good vibration energy absorption characteristics. Based on the experimental data obtained on EPS volume ratio of 0%, 20%, 30%, and 40% by replacing matrix or coarse aggregate, the two design styles had nearly the same compressive strength. By applying frequency of 5 Hz, 50000 or 100000 times, 40 KN, 50 KN, and 60 KN cyclic loading, it is shown that the higher the inclusion size was, the lower the compressive strength of the EPS concrete would be; the larger the applying dynamic cyclic load was, the more obvious the compressive strength changing would be. Meanwhile, the strength of EPS concrete had no evident change after durability test. The results of this research had practical significance on using EPS concrete in some long-term cyclic dynamic load engineering.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2391476
spellingShingle Wenbo Shi
Linchang Miao
Junhui Luo
Jiaqi Wang
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Durability of Modified Expanded Polystyrene Concrete after Dynamic Cyclic Loading
Shock and Vibration
title Durability of Modified Expanded Polystyrene Concrete after Dynamic Cyclic Loading
title_full Durability of Modified Expanded Polystyrene Concrete after Dynamic Cyclic Loading
title_fullStr Durability of Modified Expanded Polystyrene Concrete after Dynamic Cyclic Loading
title_full_unstemmed Durability of Modified Expanded Polystyrene Concrete after Dynamic Cyclic Loading
title_short Durability of Modified Expanded Polystyrene Concrete after Dynamic Cyclic Loading
title_sort durability of modified expanded polystyrene concrete after dynamic cyclic loading
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2391476
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