PREDICTION OF CREEP AND SHRINKAGE BEHAVIOR FOR DESIGN FROM SHORT TERM TESTS
THIS PRESENTS SIMPLE EMPIRICAL EQUATIONS FOR PREDICTING LONG-TIME CREEP AND SHRINKAGE PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE. PREDICTION ACCURACY THAT PREVIOUSLY REQUIRED ALMOST 4 MONTHS OF TESTING CAN NOW BE ACHIEVED WITH ONLY 28 DAYS OF CREEP AND SHRINKAGE DATA. GENERAL CONSTANTS ARE PRESENTED FOR USE WHEN THE 28-DAY EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM IS NOT FEASIBLE. FOR A CONCRETE MADE WITH A GIVEN AGGREGATE, THE 28-DAY EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM NEED ONLY BE CARRIED OUT ONCE TO ESTABLISH A CREEP OR SHRINKAGE VERSUS TIME RELATIONSHIP. SHOULD THE MIX AND STORAGE CONDITIONS OF A PARTICULAR MIX BEING ANALYZED BE DIFFERENT FROM THOSE TESTED EXPERIMENTALLY, THE CREEP OR SHRINKAGE VERSUS TIME FUNCTIONS CAN BE MODIFIED BY CORRECTION FACTORS. /DOT/
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Authors:
- Meyers, B L
- Branson, D E
- Schumann, C G
- Publication Date: 1972-6
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 29-45
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Serial:
- PRECAST/PRESTRESSED CONCRETE INSTITUTE. JOURNAL
- Volume: 17
- Issue Number: 3
- Publisher: Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute
- ISSN: 0887-9672
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Concrete; Concrete aggregates; Concrete tests; Creep; Equations; Forecasting; Physical properties; Shrinkage; Time
- Uncontrolled Terms: Concrete properties
- Old TRIS Terms: Concrete creep; Concrete shrinkage
- Subject Areas: Highways; Materials;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00214170
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Dec 13 1972 12:00AM