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Effect of aggregates on drying shrinkage microcracking in cement-based composites

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In this paper the effect of the aggregate content on drying shrinkage microcacking in cement-based composites is investigated. Experiments were performed on cement-based composites containing spherical glass particles as aggregates. It was found that the use of these model particles is an excellent tool to study the basic mechanisms of drying shrinkage microcracking in cement-based composites. The microcracks were made visible by means of an impregnation technique in combination with optical microscopy. Crack-patterns were quantified by using image analysis software. The effect of aggregate size and quantity on the defined crack-parameters is reported in this paper. Cracking was recorded on two stages of drying, which allowed to elucidate the long-term evolution of drying shrinkage microcracking.

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Dans ce papier, l'effet des granulats sur les microfissurations dues au retrait de dessiccation dans les matériaux en ciment est étudié. Les expériences sont réalisées sur des composites en ciment contenant des particules de verre sphériques comme granulats. Il a été trouvé que l'utilisation de ce modèle de particules est un excellent outil pour étudier les mécanismes basiques des microfissurations dues au retrait dans les composites en ciment. Ces microfissurations sont visibles au moyen d'une technique d'imprégnation en combinaison avec un microscope optique. Le comportement des fissures est quantifié en utilisant un logiciel d'analyse d'images. L'effet de la taille des granulats ainsi que la quantité sont retranscrits dans ce papier. Les fissures se réalisent en deux phases de séchage, ce qui permet d'élucider l'évolution à long terme du retrait de dessiccation.

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  1. J. G. M. van Mier

    Present address: ETH-Hönggerberg, CH-8093, Zurich, Switzerland

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  1. Microlab, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5048, 2600 GA, Delft, The Netherlands

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Editorial Note Prof. Jan G. M. van Mier is a RILEM Senior Member. He is Chairman of RILEM TC HFC ‘Hybrid Fibre Concrete’ and is also a member of the RILEM TAC (Technical Activities Committee). Jan van Mier and Jan Bisschop participate in the work of RILEM TC 181-EAS (‘Early age shrinkage induced stresses and cracking in cementitious systems’). Delft University of Technology is a RILEM Titular Member.

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Bisschop, J., van Mier, J.G.M. Effect of aggregates on drying shrinkage microcracking in cement-based composites. Mat. Struct. 35, 453–461 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02483132

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