Fracturing mechanism and crack expansion rule of concrete impacted by high pressure water jet

Li, Jialiang; Sun, Hao; Zhu, Yujie

doi:10.1617/s11527-021-01774-y

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“…A powerful water jet of up to 3000 bars removes parts of or the whole of the joints. Remote-controlled hydro demolition machines with a predefined area and depth of application exist to ensure precise removal of the mortar without creating excessive damage in the adjacent concrete [44][45][46][47]. A benefit of hydro demolition is that the dust from the removed mortar is contained in the water, which can be cleaned and reused repeatedly.…”

Section: Disassembly Process With Weak Mortar Jointsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Design for Disassembly of Concrete Slabs with Mortar Joints

Halding

2023

Buildings

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A sustainable future is required for precast concrete structures, and the reuse of concrete elements will be an essential part of the solution. Design for disassembly is currently conducted with costly and time-consuming mechanical joints. Now, mortar joints with much weaker mortar types are proposed for new buildings, enabling easier disassembly by new methods: removal by direct pulling and removal by use of a system of flat jacks. Different weak mortar types were tested in the lab to achieve the properties required to check the transfer of wind loads and the level of resistance to separation during disassembly. Using a modelled case study building, the results showed that weak lime cement-based mortars had the required properties to substitute regular cement-based mortar in joints between slabs and a stabilising wall during a critical wind load. Regarding disassembly, pulling concrete slabs out with a mobile crane would be possible if hydro demolition systems could be implemented to remove parts of the mortar joint beforehand. Using a system of flat jacks to push the slab apart showed that the method’s weakness was the punching failure of the thin wall to the hollow cores. Solutions were proposed to overcome the challenge.

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Section: Disassembly Process With Weak Mortar Jointsmentioning

confidence: 99%