Physical model of drying shrinkage of recycled aggregate concrete

Abstract

We prepared concretes (RC0, RC30, and RC100) with three different mixes. The poresize distribution parameters of RAC were examined by high-precision mercury intrusion method (MIM) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) imaging. A capillary-bundle physical model with random-distribution pores (improved model, IM) was established according to the parameters, and dry-shrinkage strain values were calculated and verified. Results show that in all pore types, capillary pores, and gel pores have the greatest impacts on concrete shrinkage, especially for pores 2.5-50 and 50-100 nm in size. The median radii are 34.2, 31, and 34 nm for RC0, RC30, and RC100, respectively. Moreover, the internal micropore size distribution of RC0 differs from that of RC30 and RC100, and the pore descriptions of MIM and NMR are consistent both in theory and in practice. Compared with the traditional capillary-bundle model, the calculated results of IM have higher accuracy as demonstrated by experimental verification.

Keywords

pore / recycled aggregate concrete / capillary-bundle physical model / drying shrinkage deformation / experimental research / numerical simulation

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