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Extensibility of high-strength concretes

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This paper analyses the extensibility under flexural loads of concretes with 28-day compressive strength levels up to 80 MPa. The major variables studied were loading rate, aggregate type, testing age and the environmental (moisture) conditions. It is shown that extensibility increases with concrete strength but its variation is smaller than that of concrete strength. It was verified that in high-strength concrete the extensibility is affected by loading rate. Extensibilities of 200 and 350 microstrains were measured under rapid and slow loading conditions, respectively. There are also differences in the stress-strain behaviour produced by changes in concrete microstructure (in this case due to drying shrinkage). The data presented are a significant contribution to predicting high-strength concrete extensibility.

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On analyse les capacités d'allongement sous charges en flexion de bétons présentant des niveaux de résistance à la compression allant jusqu'à 80 MPa (à 28 jours). Les principales variables étudiées étaient les suivantes: vitesse de chargement, type de granulat, âge à l'essai et conditions ambiantes (humidité).

On montre que la capacité d'allongement augmente avec la résistance du béton mais que sa variation est inférieure à celle-ci. On a vérifié que la vitesse de chargement avait une influence sur la capacité d'allongement. On a mesuré des allongements de 200 et 350 micro-allongements dans des conditions de chargement, soit rapide, soit lent. Il existe également des différences dans le comportement en contrainte/déformation occasionnées par des changements dans la microstructure du béton (dans ce cas, en raison du retrait au séchage). Les données recueillies représentent une importante contribution pour la prévision de la capacité d'allongement du béton de haute performance.

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Giovambattista, A., Violini, D. & Zerbino, R. Extensibility of high-strength concretes. Materials and Structures 25, 552–557 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02472451

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