CREEP AND SHRINKAGE OF A BRIDGE-BUILDING CONCRETE

Experimental results for creep and shrinkage of a typical bridge building concrete are presented for specimens kept inside a laboratory and on top of, inside, and underneath a concrete box girder bridge. The environment is shown to have considerable effect on creep and shrinkage but it is concluded that location at the bridge was relatively unimportant. Code predictions of creep and shrinkage were close to experimental values provided that a suitable value of relative humidity was chosen. /Author/

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Concrete Institute

  P.O. Box 19150, Redford Station, 22400 Seven Mile Road
  Detroit, MI  United States  48219
• Authors:
  • Bryant, A H
• Publication Date: 1979-3

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 387-403
• Serial:
  • American Concrete Institute, Journal of
  • Volume: 76
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: American Concrete Institute
  • ISSN: 0889-325X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Concrete bridges; Creep; Environmental impacts; Field tests; Humidity; Laboratory tests; Shrinkage
• Old TRIS Terms: Concrete creep; Concrete shrinkage
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Environment; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00193570
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Tech Paper
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 26 1979 12:00AM