Cracking Tendency of Self-Compacting Concrete Subjected to Restrained Shrinkage: Experimental Study and Modeling
Abstract
This paper presents a study on cracking risk due to shrinkage of self-compacting concrete (SCC). Cracking of SCC was investigated through a comparison of material properties, such as shrinkage, modulus of elasticity, creep, and fracture parameters, between SCC mixtures and ordinary concrete (OC) mixtures. Restrained shrinkage tests (ring tests) were also performed on the same mixtures. Numerical simulations were then used to assess the correlation between material properties and results of restrained shrinkage tests. SCC and OC were found to have equivalent shrinkage cracking tendency, provided that compressive strength is kept the same and that SCC has adequate segregation resistance.
Recommended Citation
P. Turcry et al., "Cracking Tendency of Self-Compacting Concrete Subjected to Restrained Shrinkage: Experimental Study and Modeling," Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Jan 2006.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0899-1561(2006)18:1(46)
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Sponsor(s)
Projet National B@P
VM Materiaux
Keywords and Phrases
Compaction; Concrete; Cracking; Creep; Fractures; Models; Shrinkage
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0899-1561
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2006 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 2006
