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In order to meet the requirement for nonlinear analysis and design of mass concrete structures, the deformation behavior and strength of three-graded concrete specimens 250 mm × 250 mm × 400 mm with a maximum aggregate size of 80 mm and the corresponding wet-screened concrete specimens 150 mm × 150 mm × 300 mm with a maximum aggregate size of 40 mm were studied experimentally. Specimens subjected to biaxial compression-tension (C-T) and triaxial compression-compression-tension (C-C-T) stress states. Test data indicate that both the deformation and strength of the mass concrete specimens are lower than those of the corresponding wetscreened concrete small specimens, but the initial tangent modulus of the stress-strain curve of the former is greater than that of the latter. Test results show that the wetscreened effect and size effect of the specimens under complex stress states are obvious such that these should be considered in the design of mass concrete structures. In addition, respective failure criteria for mass concrete in principal stress space and octahedron stress space are proposed.
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Translated from China Civil Engineering Journal, 2007, 40(7): 104–110 [译自: 土木工程学报]
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Wang, H., Song, Y. Behavior of dam concrete under biaxial compression-tension and triaxial compression-compression-tension stresses. Front. Archit. Civ. Eng. China 2, 323–328 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11709-008-0043-5
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