Table 5: Comparison of the bearing capacity after 100 freeze-thaw cycles.

No. Specimen code Residual strength (kN) N100 (kN) N0 (kN) ΔN (%)
1 RCC-0-0-1 250.36 257.25 284.00 9.42
RCC-0-0-2 264.15
2 RCC-0.5-0-1 224.55 229.00 270.25 15.26
RCC-0.5-0-2 233.46
3 RCC-0-0.5-1 198.78 203.00 249.00 18.47
RCC-0-0.5-2 207.23
4 RCC-0.5-0.5-1 170.69 179.75 221.75 18.94
RCC-0.5-0.5-2 188.80
5 RCC-1-0-1 199.87 206.25 258.25 20.14
RCC-1-0-2 212.64
6 RCC-0-1-1 222.35 219.50 280.00 21.61
RCC-0-1-2 216.65
7 RCC-1-0.5-1 190.65 198.00 257.00 22.96
RCC-1-0.5-2 205.36
8 RCC-0.5-1-1 204.37 209.76 279.50 24.96
RCC-0.5-1-2 215.15
9 RCC-1-1-1 150.63 148.26 231.25 35.89
RCC-1-1-2 145.89