Finite Element Modeling of Drying Shrinkage in Concrete Blending with Mineral Admixtures

Abstract:

Drying shrinkage is a critical factor influencing the long-term behavior of concrete. In this paper, related parameters for calculating moisture field are discussed based on the theory of nonlinear moisture diffusion. Numerical simulation of shrinkage tests of concrete blending with fly ash and ground granulated blast furnace slag is conducted by ANSYS, considering the solution analogy between moisture field and temperature field. The calculated shrinkage strains are in good agreement with experimental results and the adopted model and finite elements method can be used to predict the time-dependent moisture field and shrinkage strain field in the real structure.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 368-373)
• Pages: 1588-1594
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.368-373.1588
• Online since: October 2011
• Authors: Tie Cheng Wang, Quan Min Peng
• Keywords: Drying Shrinkage, Finite Element, Fly Ash (FA), Moisture Diffusion, Slag

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