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Study and application of China's freeze-thaw action spectrums 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 most Chinese cities from 1951 to 2009 was employed to analyze the applicability of half normal distribution in expressing freeze-thaw action spectrums. A use of spectrum to predict concrete life under freeze-thaw action was performed as well after compiling the freeze-thaw action spectrum of Harbin. In this paper, weather data such as Beijing, Hohhot, Yining and Zhengzhou were analyzed and results showed that half normal distribution is available for most areas of China. Meanwhile, to account for the effect of freezing temperature, freeze-thaw life of a common concrete in water-saturated state in Harbin was predicted to be only about 6 years based on quantitative analysis of the concrete frost resistance.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationVibration, Structural Engineering and Measurement I
Pages777-783
Number of pages7
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
  • Half normal distribution
  • Life cycle
  • Life prediction

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