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Analysis of Harbin's freeze-thaw action for life-cycle structure design

  • Chi Lin*
  • , Jinping Ou
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Dalian University of Technology
  • School of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

To get environmental action information for structural life cycle design and durability design, the air temperature of Harbin (China) from 1963 to 2002 was employed to analyze the probability distribution of freeze-thaw action herein. The influence of freezing temperature on concrete freeze-thaw damage was taken into account. We analyzed the temperature data of Harbin with an condition of freeze-thaw cycle that the daily maximum temperature higher than 0°C and the minimum temperature lower than -3°C, and the results showed that the freeze-thaw action could obey the half normal distribution well. In addition, applicability analysis of the half normal distribution for different freeze-thaw conditions was conducted as well, and the data can pass the distribution test with a significance level of 0.05.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationVibration, Structural Engineering and Measurement I
Pages804-809
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
Event2011 International Conference on Vibration, Structural Engineering and Measurement, ICVSEM2011 - Shanghai, China
Duration: 21 Oct 201123 Oct 2011

Publication series

NameApplied Mechanics and Materials
Volume105-107
ISSN (Print)1660-9336
ISSN (Electronic)1662-7482

Conference

Conference2011 International Conference on Vibration, Structural Engineering and Measurement, ICVSEM2011
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShanghai
Period21/10/1123/10/11

Keywords

  • Freeze-thaw action
  • Freezing temperature
  • Half normal distribution
  • Life cycle

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