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Properties of early age concrete-Experiments and modelling

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For the simulation of temperature fields and restraint stresses in hardening concrete structures, the properties of early age concrete has to be known. This report is an extract of a research project which dealt with the thermal and mechanical properties, stress-strain curve, creep and relaxation and autogenous shrinkage of early age concrete. Here, only the mechanical short and long-term properties of early age concrete will be dealt with. In addition to the experimental results, models will be presented.

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Pour pouvoir simuler les champs de température et les contraintes imposées de structures en béton en cours de durcissement, il faut connaître les propriétés du béton à un jeune âge. Ce rapport est extrait d'un projet de recherche qui traite des propriétés thermiques et mécaniques, de la courbe contrainte-dilatation, du fluage et de la relaxation ainsi que du retrait autogène du béton jeune. Seules les propriétés mécaniques à court et à long terme du béton jeune seront traitées ici. Outre les résultats expérimentaux, des modèles seront présentés.

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  1. Institute for Building Materials, Structural Concrete and Fire Proteciion, TU Braunschweig, Germany

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Editorial Note. Dr Ing. Alex-W. Gutsch is a RILEM Senior Member. He participates in the work of RILEM TC 181-EAS: ‘Early age shrinkage induced stresses and cracking in cementitious systems’.

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Gutsch, A.W. Properties of early age concrete-Experiments and modelling. Mat. Struct. 35, 76–79 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02482104

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