Thermal stress–strain of self‐compacting concrete in compression

Abstract

Self‐compacting concrete or self‐consolidation concrete (SCC) is being used in underground and other industrial structures that may be subjected to high temperatures during operation or in case of an accidental fire. The proper understanding of the effects of elevated temperatures on the stress–strain relationship of SCC is necessary in the assessment of structural safety. This paper presents the high temperature behavior from an experimental study carried out on SCC subjected to high temperatures. The effects of temperature, strength grade, and polypropylene (PP) fibers on the initial elastic modulus, strain at peak stress, and stress–strain curves of SCC are studied, which offered a test basis for estimating the deformation of SCC under high temperature. An empirical constitutive formula for the thermal stress–strain of SCC is developed on the basis of the deformation characteristics of PP fiber‐modified SCC. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Retracted: A comparative study on predicting the rapid chloride permeability of self‐compacting concrete using meta‐heuristic algorithm and artificial intelligence techniques

“…Concrete compaction is usually strongly influenced by skilled workers may lead to deterioration of mechanical strength and durability of concrete. [8][9][10][11][12] Utilizing SCC [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] is one of the solutions to achieve highly compacted concrete so as to minimize the influence of human factors. SCC was introduced and expanded by Discussion on this paper must be submitted within two months of the print publication.…”