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Establishment of Drying Shrinkage Deformation Model and Ingredient Correlation Analysis of Ultra-high Performance Concrete

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The drying shrinkage deformation is one of the main factors causing the cracking of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC). An effective prediction model of drying shrinkage deformation is helpful to prevent the cracking of UHPC by taking precaution measures in construction and improve the service life of UHPC. The drying shrinkage deformation model was established based on the drying shrinkage test of the UHPC with different concrete ingredients (water binder ratio, steel fiber, superplasticizer, silica fume and fly ash). The statistical product and service solutions correlation method was used to analyze the correlation degree of ingredient with drying shrinkage deformation of different UHPCs. The scanning electron microscope and mercury intrusion porosimetry tests were conducted to explain the ingredient-deformation correlation from a microscopic view. Results indicate that the drying shrinkage deformation of UHPC fits well with the composite exponential function model. The drying shrinkage deformation of UHPC can be restrained with the decrease in water binder ratio and at a proper content of steel fiber (25–75 kg/m3) and fly ash (60–100 kg/m3), which can be ascribed to the reduced average pore size and cumulative pore volume of UHPC. Among different concrete ingredients, the water binder ratio is the most significant factor (correlation coefficient with 0.977) influencing the drying shrinkage deformation of UHPC. The findings are of great significance to prepare the UHPC with excellent drying shrinkage resistance.

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This work is supported by the Transportation Science and Technology Project of Jilin Province (2021-1-6), the Science and Technology Project of Shandong Provincial Department of Transportation (2020B18), and Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, CHD (300102212913). The authors gratefully acknowledge their financial support.

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  1. School of Highway, Chang’an University, Xi’an, 710064, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China

    Zhe Lu, Zhen-gang Feng & Xinjun Li

  2. Jilin Provincial Transport Scientific Research Institute, Changchun, 130012, Jilin, People’s Republic of China

    Dongdong Yao

  3. Shandong Transportation Service Center, Jinan, 250014, Shandong, People’s Republic of China

    Yingyong Li

  4. Highway Bureau of Shanxi Province, Taiyuan, 030006, Shanxi, People’s Republic of China

    Jun Xu

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Lu, Z., Feng, Zg., Yao, D. et al. Establishment of Drying Shrinkage Deformation Model and Ingredient Correlation Analysis of Ultra-high Performance Concrete. Arab J Sci Eng 48, 13227–13239 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-023-07712-0

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