Mechanical Properties

Abstract

This chapter report the most recent experimental results on mechanical behaviour at high temperature of high-performance concretes. After a short introduction, Sect. 5.2 describes the main testing methods that were used in the analysed studies. Section 5.3 collects and compares the temperature-dependency of the compressive strength and modulus of elasticity of many experimental studies. The influence of parameters such as the initial compressive strength, the type of aggregate, the presence of additions, the W/C ratio, the moisture content and the way the mechanical test was performed is analysed. Section 5.4 presents the experimental results obtained under a constant temperature, i.e. creep tests at high temperature.