Macroscopic Numerical Simulation of Alkali-Silica Reaction Expansion in Restrained Concrete Specimens
Zhanchong Shi (Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU))
Kathrine Stemland (Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU))
Jinbao Xie (TU Delft - Materials and Environment)
Guomin Ji (Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU))
Max A.N. Hendriks (TU Delft - Engineering Structures, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU))
Terje Kanstad (Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU))
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Abstract
The condition assessment of alkali-silica reaction (ASR)-damaged concrete structures necessitates accurate reproduction of ASR expansion progression and its induced load effects across time and spatial dimensions. To address this challenge, a time-dependent free ASR expansion model was developed based on experimental measurements. A user subroutine incorporating stress-dependent behavior for restrained ASR expansion evolution was implemented on the ABAQUS platform and validated through simulation of ASR expansion in specimens under external loading and internal reinforcement restraint. Finite element analyses of the reinforced concrete specimens revealed distinct variations in ASR expansion between the surface and interior zones of concrete members. The assumption that surface ASR expansion strain equals steel rebar strain leads to significant overestimation of actual rebar stress and strain conditions. Additionally, based on the validated finite element model, the influence of elastic modulus, creep, stress-dependent function, steel plate thickness, and reinforcement ratio on the ASR expansion was investigated. For the reinforced concrete specimens, the stress variation over the cross-section is considerably reduced when creep is considered, while the concrete strain at the surface is only slightly influenced by creep.
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