Abstract:
This paper investigates nsile creep behavior of early-age concrete at normal and elevated temperature numerically and experimentally. The tensile creep is measured under the temperature of 23
oC and 43
oC and the specimens are loaded at the ages of 1, 7, and 28 days. A numerical model is established to account for the temperature effect from cement hydration and the environment. The results show that the tensile creep of early-age concrete is very sensitive to temperature rise and loading ages. The established microprestress solidification theory-based numerical model predicts tensile creep of early-age concrete at elevated temperature very well, and it can be used for commercial finite element analysis.