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Expansion And Creep Of Concrete With Expansive Agents At Variable Temperature
Journal of Building Engineering
  • Xiankun Ji
  • Binglei Wang
  • Meng Liu
  • Wensheng Zhang
  • Yang Ming
  • Hongyan Ma, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Abstract

Extensive research has shown that expansive agents can reduce engineering cracks of concrete, while temperature and creep significantly affect the ability of the expansive agent to compensate shrinkage of concrete. In order to study the expansion and creep of concrete mixed with expansive agents under variable temperature, Series of parameters of concrete mixed with MgO expansive agent (MEA) and CaO-calcium sulfoaluminate expansive agent (CEA) were tested by temperature stress testing machine (TSTM), and the elastic modulus, expansion and creep were calculated according to the maturity theory. The results showed that CEA had a larger free expansion but smaller constrained expansion compared to MEA, and the expansion energy of CEA almost completely released within 36 h of the temperature-rise stage. MEA had a smaller compressive stress creep in the temperature-rise stage and larger tensile stress creep in the cooling stage, which was beneficial to resistance to cracking. The proposed expansion kinetics model showed a remarkable level of consistency with the test results and held significant importance in guiding the application of MEA in practical engineering.

Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Comments
National Key Research and Development Program of China, Grant 2022YFC3803102
Keywords and Phrases
  • CaO-Calcium sulfoaluminate expansive agent,
  • Concrete cracking,
  • Creep,
  • MgO expansive agent,
  • Temperature stress testing machine
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2024 Elsevier, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
6-15-2024
Publication Date
15 Jun 2024
Citation Information
Xiankun Ji, Binglei Wang, Meng Liu, Wensheng Zhang, et al.. "Expansion And Creep Of Concrete With Expansive Agents At Variable Temperature" Journal of Building Engineering Vol. 87 (2024) ISSN: 2352-7102
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/hongyan-ma/148/