Test Research on Residual Mechanical Properties of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Segments after High Temperature

Abstract

In order to research the residual mechanical properties of concrete shield tunnel segments after exposure to high temperatures, two types of concrete segments were designed: a self-compacting concrete segment and a mixed fiber (steel fiber and polypropylene fiber) self-compacting concrete segment. The mechanical properties of seven blocks of concrete segments (five segments after high-temperature exposure and two segments at room temperature) were tested to analyze the influence of different loading sizes and fibers on the development of cracks after high temperature, failure mode, crack width, deformation, and so on in the concrete segments. The results showed that the damage model of the segment after exposure to high temperature and the segment at room temperature were crushed in the pressurized zone, but the high temperature had little effect on the concrete in the pressurized area. The size of the preload at high temperatures had little effect on the remaining load capacity, and the effect on the number of cracks was mainly concentrated on the internal arc surface of the segment. After high-temperature exposure, the number of cracks on the sides and inner arc surface of the segment increased, and the development of cracks was concentrated as several major cracks at high temperatures. When fibers were incorporated, the cracks in the segment became obvious, where the cracks at the loading point became denser and the interval distance became smaller.