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Experimental programs were carried out to study compressive strength and microstructure of high performance concrete (HPC) subjected to high temperature compared with normal strength concrete (NSC). After the concrete specimens were exposed to a peak temperature of 800°C, the compressive strength was tested. Changes of porosity and pore size distribution of the concrete were measured by using mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP). Test results show that high performance concrete had higher residual strength although the strength of high performance concrete degenerated much more than the normal strength concrete after high temperature exposed. Variations in pore structure of high performance concrete after high temperature indicated the degradation of the mechanical properties. A model by optimizing the parameters in Ryshkewitch model was developed to predict the relationship between porosity and compressive strength of the high performance concrete.
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Une série de programmes expérimentaux a été réalisée afin d'étudier la résistance à la compression et la microstructure des bétons à haute performance (BHP) soumis à de fortes températures par comparaison aux bétons ordinaires. Les bétons ont été soumis à une température extrême de 800°C, puis la résistance à la compression a été testée. Les changements de porosité et la répartition de la taille des pores dans le béton ont été mesurés par la technique de porosimétrie au mercure. Les résultats des essais ont montré que les bétons à haute performance présentaient des niveaux de résistance résiduelle mais que la résistance des bétons à haute performance se dégradait beaucoup plus que celle des bétons ordinaires après exposition à haute température. Des variations dans la structure des cavités des bétons à haute performance après exposition à de hautes températures ont indiqué la dégradation des propriétés mécaniques. L'étude a donné lieu au développement d'un modèle par optimisation des paramètres du modèle Ryshkewitch afin de prévoir les relations entre la porosité et la résistance à la compression du béton à haute performance.
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Luo, X., Sun, W. & Chan, Y.N. Residual compressive strength and microstructure of high performance concrete after exposure to high temperature. Mat. Struct. 33, 294–298 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02479699
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