Research Article

Thermal Cracking Analysis during Pipe Cooling of Mass Concrete Using Particle Flow Code

Table 2

Mechanical properties of particles.

PropertiesMechanical micropropertiesValue

Microproperties of aggregate and mortarNormal stiffness (×109 N/m)50
Shear stiffness (×109 N/m)50
Friction coefficient0.25

Microproperties of the interface between mortar and mortarNormal stiffness (×109 N/m)20
Shear stiffness (×109 N/m)20
Normal bond strength (×106 N)3
Shear bond strength (×106 N)10

Microproperties of the interface between aggregate and mortarNormal stiffness (×109 N/m)30
Shear stiffness (×109 N/m)30
Normal bond strength (×106 N)4
Shear bond strength (×106 N)10