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Numerical Analysis of Thermal Cracking Estimation of Mass Concrete With Ggbs at an Early Age

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Environmental chemistry

Abstract

At an early age, the temperature rise in mass concrete is attributable primarily to the propagation of heat due to an exothermic reaction of cementitious materials and water. The temperature variation in the mass concrete between the core and its surfaces results in the development of thermal stresses. It might occur cracking if these stresses surpass the gained tensile strength of concrete. The paper compares experimental and numerical outcomes of heat generation in concrete mould 0.15 m × 0.15 m × 0.15 m in size. Four concrete mixtures with ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS) replacement to cement 0%, 10%, 30%, and 50% were used in the study. Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory (VCCTL) software was used for obtaining the degree of hydration and adiabatic temperature of the four mixtures. Finite element modeling of these mixtures observed good agreement with experimental testing captured by the thermometer. Following that, numerical simulation was utilized to study the effect of the block size (cubic models with edge length 0.5 m, 1.0 m, 2.0 m, and 3.0 m) on temperature rise and the associated risk of cracking in mass concrete blocks.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2021.97424.4554

Keywords

Early-age concrete, thermal stress, Cracking

Authors

First Name

Moustafa

Last Name

Shawkey

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Environmental Sciences and Industrial Development Department, Faculty of Postgraduate Studies for Advanced Sciences (PSAS), Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 62511, Egypt

Email

moustafa.shawkey@psas.bsu.edu.eg

City

Beni-Suef

Orcid

0000-0002-2014-6758

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Hassan

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 62511, Egypt.

Email

ahmedhb96@eng.bsu.edu.eg

City

Beni suef

Orcid

0000-0002-9049-4299

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Rashad

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute (CMRDI), Helwan, Cairo 11421, Egypt.

Email

dr.mrashad@cmrdi.sci.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

0000-0002-7482-9693

Volume

65

Article Issue

5

Related Issue

29749

Issue Date

2022-05-01

Receive Date

2021-09-23

Publish Date

2022-05-01

Page Start

193

Page End

205

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_205440.html

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=205440

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Original Article

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297

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Journal

Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

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Numerical Analysis of Thermal Cracking Estimation of Mass Concrete With Ggbs at an Early Age

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22 Jan 2023