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Elastic Modulus of Concrete

• Introduction

• Testing

• Materials

• Poisson’s ratio

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Instructor: Paulo Monteiro
Introduction

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Instructor: Paulo Monteiro
Testing

Types of Elastic Modulus

ASTM Testing

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Materials
• Water-to-cement ratio

• Aggregate Type

• Aggregate Content

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Poisson’s ratio

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Design Code

• ACI-318
• E = 33 w1.5 f 0.5

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Creep of Concrete

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Introduction

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Reason

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Importance

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Effect of Mix Proportions
• Water-to-cement ratio
• Aggregate Type
• Aggregate Content
• Time and Humidity
• Geometry
• Temperature
• Magnitude of the applied stress

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Effect of volume of aggregate

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Effect of thickness

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Effect of humidity

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Effect of Geometry
2.5

50 % RH

2
RH

70 % RH
Creep Coefficient,

1.5

90 % RH

0 100 200 300 400 500


Theoretical Thickness (mm)

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Concrete Creep

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Concrete Relaxation

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Summary

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Summary

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Summary

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