Risk of Pavement Fracture due to Eigenstresses at Early Ages and Beyond

Louhghalam, Arghavan; Ulm, Franz‐Josef

doi:10.1061/(asce)em.1943-7889.0001167

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“…Compared to Finite Element simulations, an analytical solution is beneficial in reducing computational efforts and demonstrating the transparent interactions between the thermophysical parameters of concrete in the heat transfer process. The analytical solution is well-known for several linear heat conduction problems [ 4 , 28 ]. Considering the linearity of the governing equation, superposition principles are frequently utilized for the discretization of the time-dependent thermal boundary conditions in construction engineering [ 29 , 30 ].…”

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Transient Nonlinear Heat Conduction in Concrete Structures: A Semi-Analytical Approach

Wang

Chen

Koenders

et al. 2023

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Thermal loading, especially in fire scenarios, challenges the safety and long-term durability of concrete structures. The resulting heat propagation within the structure is governed by the heat conduction equation, which can be difficult to solve analytically because of the nonlinearity related to the thermophysical properties of concrete. A semi-analytical approach for the transient nonlinear heat conduction problem in concrete structures was established in the present work. The nonlinearity related to the temperature-dependent thermal conductivity, mass density, and specific heat capacity of heated concrete was taken into consideration. A Taylor series approximate solution was first established within a small neighborhood, employing the Boltzmann transformation in combination with the mean value theorem. Thereafter, it was extended to the whole domain by utilizing the Bernstein polynomial. The semi-analytical approach was validated by comparing it with the numerical results of two independent Finite Element simulations of nonlinear heat conduction along concrete plates, subjected to either moderate or fierce thermal loading. Absolute values of the relative errors are smaller than 5%. The validated semi-analytical approach was further applied to prediction of the temporal evolution of the temperature field of a scaled model of a subway station, subjected to fire disaster. The nonlinearities, related to the time-dependent surface temperature and the temperature-dependent thermophysical properties of concrete, were taken into consideration. The predictions agree well with the experimental measurements. The established semi-analytical approach exhibits good accuracy and stability, providing insight into the interaction between the thermophysical properties of concrete in the heat conduction process.

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