Shrinkage behavior of high performance concrete at different elevated temperatures under different sealing conditions

Abstract

The shrinkage behavior of high performance cement concrete made from Portland cement, ultra fine granulated blast furnace slag and pulverized fly ash with addition of superplasticizer at different temperatures from ambient temperature to 120°C under different sealing conditions was investigated by means of length change measurement on cylindrical concrete specimens along with curing age. Results show that drying shrinkage deformations of titled concrete specimens increased rapidly as the curing temperature rose. The development of drying shrinkage deformation can be efficiently controlled with the aid of aluminum tape sealing as compared with the unsealed specimens, especially when the curing temperature is below 60°C, although it will increase dramatically when the curing temperature is elevated to above 90°C. Polymer coating on concrete specimens showed a similar effect on the control of drying shrinkage as the sealing operation with aluminum tape.

Keywords

high performance concrete / shrinkage / granulated blast-furnace slag / fly ash / elevated temperature / sealing condition

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