SIZE EFFECT ON THE ULTIMATE DRYING SHRINKAGE OF CEMENT MORTAR: 1-YEAR EXPERIMENT AND NUMERICAL MODELING

Authors

  • Lenka Dohnalová Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Mechanics, Thákurova 7, 166 29 Prague 6, Czech Republic
  • Petr Havlásek Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Mechanics, Thákurova 7, 166 29 Prague 6, Czech Republic
  • Vít Šmilauer Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Mechanics, Thákurova 7, 166 29 Prague 6, Czech Republic
  • Pavel Reiterman Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Mechanics, Thákurova 7, 166 29 Prague 6, Czech Republic
  • Vendula Davidová Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Mechanics, Thákurova 7, 166 29 Prague 6, Czech Republic

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14311/APP.2021.30.0001

Keywords:

Concrete, drying, modeling, shrinkage, size effect.

Abstract

The magnitude and time evolution of shrinkage are influenced by numerous factors which are implemented in the design codes often in a different way. The time-dependent behavior of concrete in structures sensitive to creep and shrinkage should be verified by means of short-term laboratory measurements. Extrapolation of drying shrinkage from short-term measurements is an illposed problem. The process is extremely slow but can be accelerated by reducing the specimen size. The knowledge of the size-effect on drying shrinkage is a necessity to establish the transition from the laboratory to the structural size. In the literature, the experimental data on such size-effect are insufficient. For this reason a new experiment was developed to study this phenomenon on small-scale specimens made of cement mortar and the results from the first year are summarized in this paper. The measured data are validated by coupled FEM hygro-mechanical simulations.

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Published

2021-04-22

How to Cite

Dohnalová, L. ., Havlásek, P. ., Šmilauer, V. ., Reiterman, P. ., & Davidová, V. . (2021). SIZE EFFECT ON THE ULTIMATE DRYING SHRINKAGE OF CEMENT MORTAR: 1-YEAR EXPERIMENT AND NUMERICAL MODELING. Acta Polytechnica CTU Proceedings, 30, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.14311/APP.2021.30.0001