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Experimental and numerical investigation of the shrinkage of dune sand concrete containing limestone fillers subjected to different curing temperatures

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The aim of the present study is to consider the possibility of using dune sand concrete (DSC) as a replacement for ordinary concrete in lightly loaded constructions such as those used for housing and dwelling. Mineral additives such as limestone fillers are found to influence some of the physical and mechanical properties of the sand concrete and hence will be addressed in this work. Two water/cement ratios were used (W/C = 0.5; W/C = 0.7) to make four types of DSC, two of which containing limestone fillers. The four types of concrete were characterized physico-mechanically, through specimens testing, and subjected to three curing temperatures (20 °C, 35 °C and 50 °C) for the evaluation of their shrinkage. A nonlinear finite element analysis (NLFEA), using ANSYS© software, was carried out to assess the shrinkage of the four types of sand concrete, taking into account both the thermal and mechanical properties of the concrete material. These properties were calculated using the maturity concept and three various two-phase models based on the composite materials theory. The experimental results showed that the incorporation of limestone fillers improved significantly the properties of DSC in both the fresh and hardened states. At the same time, the addition of these fillers increased the shrinkage of DSC without superplasticisers. On the contrary, when limestone fillers were combined with superplastizicers, shrinkage was reduced by 20%. The numerical results on shrinkage obtained from the finite element analysis showed a good agreement with the experimental ones under the different thermal conditions.

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The authors wish to acknowledge the financial support provided by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Algeria, to carry out the research work at the University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene (USTHB).

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  2. Laboratory of Materials Sciences and Environment, Hassiba Benbouali University of Chlef, Chlef, Algeria

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Ladjel, M., Chemrouk, M., Bouziadi, F. et al. Experimental and numerical investigation of the shrinkage of dune sand concrete containing limestone fillers subjected to different curing temperatures. Mater Struct 55, 200 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-022-02033-4

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