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Two-function method for the prediction of concrete creep under decreasing stress

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It is well known that the application of the principle of superposition in the service stress range yields an inaccurate prediction of concrete creep when unloading takes place. It appear that after a period of compression creep, the experimental creep recovery is significantly less than predicted by the principle of superposition. In the present study, this non-linear behaviour, attributed to the sustained compressive preload, is modelled by a two-function method. In this approach, a creep function is used for modelling the time-dependent deformations due to increasing stress and a separate creep recovery function represents the behaviour under decreasing stress. Good agreement with test data is achieved.

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L’application du principe de superposition pour calculer les déformations de fluage du béton peut souvent donner des déviations considérables par rapport aux résultats expérimentaux. Plus particulièrement on constate, après une période sous compression constante, que la recouvrance réelle est nettement plus petite que la valeur calculée. Dans le présent article, le problème est résolu en introduisant une méthode qui utilise deux fonctions différentes à savoir une fonction modélisant le fluage propre et une deuxième fonction représentant la recouvrance due à une diminution de contrainte. Cette deuxième fonction a été établie récement sur la base de résultats d’essais obtenus dans le Laboratoire Magnel.

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Yue, L.L., Taerwe, L. Two-function method for the prediction of concrete creep under decreasing stress. Materials and Structures 26, 268–273 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02472948

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