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 |