Predicting the early age temperature response of concrete using isothermal calorimetry.
Published: 2007
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9780494274453
Description: A simplified thermal simulation tool was developed for predicting the temperature rise due to hydration within concrete elements including those that contain slag or fly ash. The purpose of the program is to perform a rough thermal analysis without requiring detailed technical inputs. The simulation is designed to perform its analysis on a 2-D section through the element using a finite difference method, taking into account surface convection and conduction to adjacent materials, as well as solar radiation. An experimental program involving isothermal heat-conduction calorimeter testing was used to help populate the model with data for cementing materials commonly available in Ontario, including several Portland cements and a number of blast-furnace slags and fly ashes at various replacement levels. To verify the simulation results, results from the simulation will be compared to the results of two different field trials involving mass concretes with high levels of SCM replacement.
Notes: Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-06, page: 3229.

Thesis (M.A.Sc.)--University of Toronto, 2007.

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