Papers by Keyword: Early Age Autogenous Shrinkage

Abstract: High-performance concrete (HPC) as a promising construction material has been widely used in infrastructures and high-rise buildings etc. However, its pretty high autogenous shrinkage (AS) especially in its early age becomes one of the key problems endangering long-time durability of HPC structures. This paper carried out the early age AS research of large scaled HPC column specimens by embedded Fiber Bragg-Grating (FBG) strain sensor. Temperature compensation for FBG strain sensor by thermocouple was also attempted in this paper, and the results were reasonable and acceptable comparing with the result compensated by FBG temperature sensor. Reinforcement influence, size effect and temperature effect on HPC AS were also analyzed respectively in this paper.

Abstract: Based on designed and manufactured test equipment of concrete early age shrinkage, the influence of shrinkage reduce agent (SRA) on early age autogenous shrinkage of concrete was researched. The test results show that early age autogenous shrinkage of concrete was reduced with SRA added and the shrinkage-reducing ratio increased with concrete strength grade heightened. SRA could also greatly reduce early age autogenous shrinkage of concrete added with pulverized ly ash or slag. Superplasticizer would increse early age autogenous shrinkage of concrete, and the shrinkage was larger than those without superplasticizer, even the SRA mixed into. Furthermore, early age curing should be enhanced for concrete with superplasticizer.