Elucidating the Role of Supplementary Cementitious Materials on Shrinkage and Restrained-Shrinkage Cracking of Flowable Eco-Concrete
Abstract
This study investigates the influence of composition and the resultant reaction of blended binders proportioned with a high volume of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) on shrinkage and restrained shrinkage cracking of flowable and ecologically friendly concrete (Eco-concrete). Concrete mixtures were designed using optimized particle packing of aggregate skeleton to secure relatively low binder content of 315 kg/m3, containing 50% SCM replacement. Hydration kinetics using isothermal calorimetry, thermogravimetric analysis, autogenous and drying shrinkage, capillary water absorption, and development of mechanical properties were evaluated to characterize the effect of binder composition on shrinkage-induced cracking and tensile creep behavior of Eco-concrete. Test results indicate that mixtures provisioned with SCMs exhibited up to 60% longer time to cracking and developed 2.4 - 4.4 times larger tensile creep coefficient at the time of crack initiation compared to the control mixture without any SCM. Such spread can be attributed to (1) resultant reaction and pozzolanic activity, and (2) improved capillary porosity induced by SCMs, which can control the rate of elastic properties evolution and shrinkage at early and later age. Good correlations were established between hydration kinetics of the binders and shrinkage cracking tendency of Eco-concrete that can be applied for designing more sustainable binder systems with high shrinkage cracking resistance.
Recommended Citation
I. Mehdipour and K. Khayat, "Elucidating the Role of Supplementary Cementitious Materials on Shrinkage and Restrained-Shrinkage Cracking of Flowable Eco-Concrete," Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, vol. 30, no. 3, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Mar 2018.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0002191
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Bins; Concrete mixtures; Concretes; Cracks; Creep; Hydration; Mixtures; Shrinkage; Thermogravimetric analysis; Water absorption; Aggregate skeletons; Capillary water absorption; Eco concrete; Isothermal calorimetry; Restrained shrinkage; Supplementary cementitious material; Tensile creep; Tensile creep behavior; Binders; Cement; Concrete; Cracking (fracture); Creep; Hydration; Shrinkage; Eco-concrete; Restrained shrinkage cracking
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0899-1561; 1943-5533
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2018 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Mar 2018
Comments
The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation (Grant No. TR2015-03) and the Research on Concrete Applications for Sustainable Transportation (RE-CAST) Tier-1 University Transportation Center (UTC) at Missouri University of Science and Technology (Grant No. 00046726).