Long-term creep properties of cementitious materials - Comparing compression tests on concrete with microindentation tests on cement

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Abstract

This study compares minutes-long microindentation creep experiments on cement paste with years-long macroscopic creep experiments on concrete. For both cement and concrete samples, after a transient period their creep function was well captured by a logarithmic function of time. The creep modulus of various concrete samples was estimated from microindentation tests on cement pastes combined with micromechanical model. The estimated moduli were very close to those calculated directly from uniaxial compressive creep tests on concrete, which proves that minutes-long microindentation creep test can give access to the long-term creep properties of concrete. Key words: basic creep, long-term creep, microindentation, cement, concrete

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPoromechanics V - Proceedings of the 5th Biot Conference on Poromechanics
Pages1596-1604
Number of pages9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Nov 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event5th Biot Conference on Poromechanics, BIOT 2013 - Vienna, Austria
Duration: 10 Jul 201312 Jul 2013

Publication series

NamePoromechanics V - Proceedings of the 5th Biot Conference on Poromechanics

Conference

Conference5th Biot Conference on Poromechanics, BIOT 2013
Country/TerritoryAustria
CityVienna
Period10/07/1312/07/13

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