Optimal overlays for preservation of concrete in cold climate: decision-making by the method of fuzzy comprehensive evaluation combined with AHP
Abstract Overlays have been extensively employed as an effective preservation or rehabilitation tool to extend the service life of concrete bridges and pavements, especially concrete slabs suffering from salt scaling and abrasion. However, limited attention has been paid to the durability and perfor...
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| description | Abstract Overlays have been extensively employed as an effective preservation or rehabilitation tool to extend the service life of concrete bridges and pavements, especially concrete slabs suffering from salt scaling and abrasion. However, limited attention has been paid to the durability and performance of these overlays which can be jeopardized when they are exposed to freeze/thaw and wet/dry cycles, deicer applications, studded tires, and their coupled effects. Various overlays feature different engineering properties, and they might be only effective in specific service environments but not in others, and research is lacking to examine their ability to adapt to different environments. This study subjected five overlay products on concrete slabs to the combined action of freeze/thaw (F/T) and wet/dry (W/D) cycles with periodical exposure to either 15 wt.% NaCl solution or 15 wt.% MgCl2 solution, to simulate the typical field scenarios in an accelerated manner. The bond strength, splitting tensile strength, and abrasion resistance of the overlaid concrete slabs were tested to evaluate the effectiveness of various overlays against the deicer scaling and the abrasion by studded tires. Based on the experimental data, this study demonstrated a multi-criteria decision-making method, fuzzy comprehensive evaluation (FCE) combined with analytic hierarchy process (AHP), for the selection of optimal overlays in three different service scenarios (e.g., states of Washington and Oregon [USA] and British Columbia [Canada]). The analysis results indicate that one epoxy overlay exhibited the comprehensively best performance and could be a promising candidate in all three given scenarios, another polymer overlay took second place, while the adaptability of the three cement-based overlays varied in different environments. Graphical Abstract |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ab65917f575d416caa3a23e52cdfa9ba2022-12-21T19:28:58ZengSpringerOpenJournal of Infrastructure Preservation and Resilience2662-25212021-12-012111610.1186/s43065-021-00046-xOptimal overlays for preservation of concrete in cold climate: decision-making by the method of fuzzy comprehensive evaluation combined with AHPZhipeng Li0Yudong Dang1Zhen Tang2Ning Xie3Shuang Lu4Xianming Shi5Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Washington State UniversityYunnan Key Laboratory of Building Structure and New Materials, Yunnan Institute of Building ResearchKey Lab of Structure Dynamic Behavior and Control, Ministry of EducationShandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Preparation and Measurement of Building Materials, University of JinanKey Lab of Structure Dynamic Behavior and Control, Ministry of EducationDepartment of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Washington State UniversityAbstract Overlays have been extensively employed as an effective preservation or rehabilitation tool to extend the service life of concrete bridges and pavements, especially concrete slabs suffering from salt scaling and abrasion. However, limited attention has been paid to the durability and performance of these overlays which can be jeopardized when they are exposed to freeze/thaw and wet/dry cycles, deicer applications, studded tires, and their coupled effects. Various overlays feature different engineering properties, and they might be only effective in specific service environments but not in others, and research is lacking to examine their ability to adapt to different environments. This study subjected five overlay products on concrete slabs to the combined action of freeze/thaw (F/T) and wet/dry (W/D) cycles with periodical exposure to either 15 wt.% NaCl solution or 15 wt.% MgCl2 solution, to simulate the typical field scenarios in an accelerated manner. The bond strength, splitting tensile strength, and abrasion resistance of the overlaid concrete slabs were tested to evaluate the effectiveness of various overlays against the deicer scaling and the abrasion by studded tires. Based on the experimental data, this study demonstrated a multi-criteria decision-making method, fuzzy comprehensive evaluation (FCE) combined with analytic hierarchy process (AHP), for the selection of optimal overlays in three different service scenarios (e.g., states of Washington and Oregon [USA] and British Columbia [Canada]). The analysis results indicate that one epoxy overlay exhibited the comprehensively best performance and could be a promising candidate in all three given scenarios, another polymer overlay took second place, while the adaptability of the three cement-based overlays varied in different environments. Graphical Abstracthttps://doi.org/10.1186/s43065-021-00046-xConcrete preservationSalt scalingDeicerFuzzy comprehensive evaluationAnalytic hierarchy processMulti-criteria decision making |
| spellingShingle | Zhipeng Li Yudong Dang Zhen Tang Ning Xie Shuang Lu Xianming Shi Optimal overlays for preservation of concrete in cold climate: decision-making by the method of fuzzy comprehensive evaluation combined with AHP Journal of Infrastructure Preservation and Resilience Concrete preservation Salt scaling Deicer Fuzzy comprehensive evaluation Analytic hierarchy process Multi-criteria decision making |
| title | Optimal overlays for preservation of concrete in cold climate: decision-making by the method of fuzzy comprehensive evaluation combined with AHP |
| title_full | Optimal overlays for preservation of concrete in cold climate: decision-making by the method of fuzzy comprehensive evaluation combined with AHP |
| title_fullStr | Optimal overlays for preservation of concrete in cold climate: decision-making by the method of fuzzy comprehensive evaluation combined with AHP |
| title_full_unstemmed | Optimal overlays for preservation of concrete in cold climate: decision-making by the method of fuzzy comprehensive evaluation combined with AHP |
| title_short | Optimal overlays for preservation of concrete in cold climate: decision-making by the method of fuzzy comprehensive evaluation combined with AHP |
| title_sort | optimal overlays for preservation of concrete in cold climate decision making by the method of fuzzy comprehensive evaluation combined with ahp |
| topic | Concrete preservation Salt scaling Deicer Fuzzy comprehensive evaluation Analytic hierarchy process Multi-criteria decision making |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s43065-021-00046-x |
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