An improved Bayesian inference model for auto healing of concrete specimen due to a cyclic freeze-thaw experiment

Abstract

This paper presents an innovative solution for the auto healing porous structures damaged by cyclic freeze-thaw, followed by predicting the results of recovered damage due to freezing based on Bayesian inference. The additional hydration of high strength material, cured in high temperature, is applied as auto curing for the damaged micro-pore structures. Modeling of micro pore structure is prior to damage analysis. The amount of ice volume with temperature dependent surface tensions, freezing pressure and resulting deformations, and cycle and temperature dependent pore volume has been predicted and compared with available test results. By heating the selected area of specimen in frozen chamber, approximately 100Β % of strength recovery has been observed after 10Β days of freeze-thaw tests in the proposed nonlinear stochastic prediction models and the experimental results

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