Theelasticbehaviorofsaturatedporousmaterialsunderundrainedfreezingisinvestigatedbyusingaporomechanicalapproach.Thermodynamicequilibriaareusedtodescribethecrystallizationprocessofthepartiallyfrozensolutioninbulkstateandconfinedstateinpores.Byphasetransitionatfreezing,fusionenergy,thermalcontractionofsolid,solutionandicecrystals,volumechangesofcrystallizationbuildupremarkableporepressurethatinducesexpansionorshrinkageofsolidmatrix.Owingtothelowerchemicalpotentialwhenporewatermixeswithsalts,fewericeformsinpores.Penetrationoficeintotheporousmaterialsincreasesthecapillarypressure,butlimitse?ectontheporeliquidpressureandthestrainofsolidmatrix.Onthecontrary,theporepressureinducedbysolutiondensityrisesassaltconcentrationincreasesandcausessignificantshrinkageofsolidmatrix.
