Constitutive relations of coral aggregate concrete under uniaxial and triaxial compression

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W. Zhou Tsinghua University

Peng Feng Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Tsinghua University

Hongwei Lin Tsinghua University

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Constitutive model Failure criterion Coral aggregate concrete Uniaxial compression Triaxial compression

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2020

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Coral aggregates can replace natural aggregates in marine construction, substantially reducing construction costs and shortening construction period. This paper investigates the compression behavior of coral aggregate concrete (CAC) under uniaxial and triaxial loading, wherein lightweight aggregate concrete (LAC) and normal aggregate concrete (NAC) are used for comparison. The investigated variables include concrete type, concrete strength, lateral pressure and principal stress ratios. The results indicated that the compression behaviors of CAC were different from those of NAC but similar to those of LAC because coral aggregates are more porous and have lower strength than normal aggregates. Based on the test results from this paper and literature studies, constitutive models were suggested for CAC under uniaxial and conventional triaxial compression. Moreover, a failure criterion for LAC proposed in the literature was deemed applicable to CAC under active or passive confinement. The suggested models correlated well with the test results.