Affiliation:
1. Graduate Program in Civil Engineering: Structures and Civil Construction, UFC
2. Federal University of Ceará
3. BUILDERS École d'ingénieurs
4. École Spéciale des Travaux Publics
Abstract
Abstract
Materials optimization is an aspect of continuous endeavor for civil engineering in many applications, especially in construction where the materials’ durability and mechanical performance are crucial for structural integrity. Structures such as aerogenerators, both towers and foundations, are highly susceptible to cyclic loads with a broad range of frequencies and levels. The improvement of the stiffness behavior can significantly enhance their fatigue resistance and consequently durability. This paper aims to evaluate the impact of a high-performance binder optimization, using supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) to improve the mechanical behavior of mortars and concretes, by improving stiffness response under dynamic loading, which is related to durability and fatigue life-service. Static tests (axial compressive and splitting tensile strengths) were conducted as well as cyclic stiffness tests that were proposed as a new methodology for these kinds of materials, that may better relate to dynamic behavior in field. The proposition consists of testing complex modulus tests under sinusoidal loading either in pure compression or in pure tension, adopting low (0.1 Hz to 1 Hz) and mid-range (1 Hz to 25 Hz) loading frequencies. The results show that the optimized binder resulted in a superior material with up to 23% stiffer loading response and 13.8% more energy storage elastically, with also inferences on improved durability, which is expected to delay pathological manifestations. The proposed testing protocol obtained results compatible with the literature and seems applicable for evaluating the dynamic behavior of cementitious materials.
Publisher
Research Square Platform LLC
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