Review on the deterioration and approaches to enhance the durability of concrete in the freeze–thaw environment

R Wang, Z Hu, Y Li, K Wang, H Zhang - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
The freeze–thaw durability of concrete is an important factor for determining the service life
of concrete in cold regions. This overview expounds three stages of freeze–thaw damage in …

Research progress of the thermophysical and mechanical properties of concrete subjected to freeze-thaw cycles

X Zheng, Y Wang, S Zhang, F Xu, X Zhu, X Jiang… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
In cold regions, concrete structures such as pavements, bridges, and tunnels can undergo
freeze-thaw conditions, which may significantly deteriorate the performance of concrete and …

Water absorption and chloride diffusivity of concrete under the coupling effect of uniaxial compressive load and freeze–thaw cycles

Y Wang, Y Cao, P Zhang, Y Ma, T Zhao, H Wang… - … and building Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
In cold coastal area, the destruction mechanism of reinforced concrete structures is mainly
governed by a combination of factors such as self-loading, freeze–thaw and chloride …

Damage degradation model of aeolian sand concrete under freeze–thaw cycles based on macro-microscopic perspective

J Bai, Y Zhao, J Shi, X He - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
At present, the existing freeze–thaw damage models are mostly phenomenological damage
models that use macroscopic indicators as variables, and there is a lack of a multi-scale …

Analysis of freeze-thaw damage and pore structure deterioration of mortar by low-field NMR

Y Wang, W Yang, Y Ge, P Liu, A Zhang - Construction and Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study analyzes the deterioration process of mortar with three different water-cement
ratios and compares the performances of mortar with and without air voids. The mass loss …

Global assessment of concrete specimens subjected to freeze-thaw damage

A Zahedi, A Komar, LFM Sanchez, AJ Boyd - Cement and Concrete …, 2022 - Elsevier
Freeze-thaw damage is one of the main deleterious processes of concrete in cold climates.
This study intends to detect the ongoing freeze-thaw (FT) deterioration in concrete …

Influence of damage degree on the degradation of concrete under freezing-thawing cycles

W Zhang, Y Pi, W Kong, Y Zhang, P Wu, W Zeng… - … and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
The existed studies about the freezing-thawing degradation of concrete mainly focused on
non-damaged concrete. This may overestimate the service life of concrete structures. In this …

A micro freeze-thaw damage model of concrete with fractal dimension

S Jin, G Zheng, J Yu - Construction and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Freeze-thaw damage is the leading damage in concrete structures. The damage model is a
favorable method for researching the mechanism of freeze-thaw damage. However, at …

Experimental study on mechanical properties and pore structure deterioration of concrete under freeze–thaw cycles

K Zhang, J Zhou, Z Yin - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Understanding the evolution of mechanical properties and microscopic pore structure of
concrete after freeze–thaw cycles is essential to assess the durability and safety of concrete …

Damage constitutive model of concrete under repeated load after seawater freeze-thaw cycles

WL Qiu, F Teng, SS Pan - Construction and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Offshore concrete structures in cold climates inevitably experience seawater freeze-thaw
cycles, which increase surface scaling and internally damage the concrete, thereby altering …