Freeze-thaw (F-T) damage is the major factor destroying the bond behavior of reinforced concrete in the cold areas of China. The bond behavior between recycled fiber recycled concrete (RFRC) and reinforcement after F-T cycles was investigated in this paper. The pull-out tests were undertaken with the replacement rate (0, 50%, and 100%) of recycled aggregates (RA) and volume content (0, 0.12%, and 0.24%) of recycled fibers (RFs) as test variables. The results demonstrate that the F-T cycles will reduce the bond strength between RFRC and reinforcement. Bond strength decreases by 69.41% after 150 cycles. Moreover, RF can improve the bond strength between RFRC and reinforcing steel. Bonding strength increases by 11.35% with the addition of 0.12% RF. A simplified two-phase bond-slip model between RFRC and reinforced steel after F-T cycles was eventually established, and it correlated well with the experimental results. This research presents a theoretical basis for the application of RFRC in building structures in cold areas.
12 March 2022 in Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
The mechanical properties, failure forms, and deformation characteristics of 10 beam-to-column joints under monotonic loads were compared and analyzed. The design variables were waste fiber content (0.08%, 0.12%, and 0.16%), waste fiber length (12 mm, 19 mm, and 30 mm), and replacement rate of recycled aggregates (0%, 50%, and 100%). The results indicated that, under an axial compression ratio of 0.4, all specimens underwent plastic hinge failure at the beam end under monotonic loading and experienced four stages of the initial cracking, full-cracking, limit, and failure stages. There was no shear oblique crack in the core area of the joint, and no shear failure occurred. When the replacement of recycled aggregates is 50%, the tensile strength of concrete mixed with a specific amount of fibers can be effectively improved. The ultimate bearing capacity of the beam end is improved when the length and volume of the waste fibers are 19 mm and 0.12%, respectively. The ratios between the calculated and tested ultimate bearing capacity of beam-column joints are in the 0.99–1.10 range, and the calculated and tested values are in good agreement.