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Fei Wang1,2, Xuanyi Xue1,2, Neng Wang3
1School of Civil Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China.
Abstract:
With the development of infrastructure construction, seawater sea-sand concrete (SWSSC) is expected to solve the shortage of freshwater and river sand. Polyoxymethylene (POM) fiber, owing to its excellent corrosion resistance, provides a novel approach to enhancing the bond performance of SWSSC. This study systematic study of the bond properties of bimetallic steel bars (BSBs) in POM fiber-reinforced SWSSC and develops a predictive model. Mechanical property tests of SWSSC and pull-out tests of BSB and SWSSC were conducted with various POM fiber contents. The results showed that the optimal volume fraction of POM fibers was 0.6%. At this fraction, the compressive strength and splitting tensile strength of SWSSC were improved by 17.7% and 20.3%, respectively, compared with the group without fibers. All pull-out specimens experienced splitting failure. The bond strength increased monotonically with the increase in relative cover thickness and exhibited a trend of first increasing and then stabilizing with rising POM fiber volume fraction. In addition, a bond stress-slip prediction model between BSBs and POM fiber-reinforced SWSSC was established based on the test results, which can provide theoretical support for the numerical simulation and design of BSB-SWSSC structures.
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