The influence of various South African aggregates on the creep of concrete

dc.contributor.authorMallows, Frank Arthur
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-27T07:55:21Z
dc.date.available2023-09-27T07:55:21Z
dc.date.issued1985
dc.date.updated2023-09-27T07:11:53Z
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this thesis is to identify which south African aggregates have an extreme effect on the creep of concrete. Eight sets of experimental data, incorporating five types of aggregate, are presented. Further secondary effects have also been identified from the experimental results. These include Admixtures, Eastern Province Cement and Heat-curing. A computer program, CONVERS3, was developed in order to convert experimental results from the form of specific creep to that of creep factor, thereby making the data more accessible for comparison purposes. In order to allow for variation in cement content and age of loading, between the different test series, the partial coefficients from the CEB 1970 code recommendations were incorporated in the program. Once these variations had been allowed for, the results from the various test series were then compared in order to identify the secondary effects of Aggregate Type, Admixture, Cement Type and Heat-curing. The comparison of the test data is presented in two forms, namely, creep factor against time plots, and 300-day creep factor values. The latter were obtained by fitting a hyperbolic curve to the experimental data and thereby interpolating a value at 300 days. By comparing the experimental data, it was found that the use of an Eastern Province Ordinary Portland Cement, and the use of a P4 Admixture, both caused a 25% increase in the resulting creep factor. From the aggregates decreasing sandstone, comparisons that were made, it was found that the affected the creep of concrete in the following order of influence: Eastern Province Quartzitic Reef Quartzite, Hornfels, Granite and Dolerite.
dc.identifier.apacitationMallows, F. A. (1985). <i>The influence of various South African aggregates on the creep of concrete</i>. (). ,Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment ,Department of Civil Engineering. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38868en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMallows, Frank Arthur. <i>"The influence of various South African aggregates on the creep of concrete."</i> ., ,Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment ,Department of Civil Engineering, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38868en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMallows, F.A. 1985. The influence of various South African aggregates on the creep of concrete. . ,Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment ,Department of Civil Engineering. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38868en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Master Thesis AU - Mallows, Frank Arthur AB - The aim of this thesis is to identify which south African aggregates have an extreme effect on the creep of concrete. Eight sets of experimental data, incorporating five types of aggregate, are presented. Further secondary effects have also been identified from the experimental results. These include Admixtures, Eastern Province Cement and Heat-curing. A computer program, CONVERS3, was developed in order to convert experimental results from the form of specific creep to that of creep factor, thereby making the data more accessible for comparison purposes. In order to allow for variation in cement content and age of loading, between the different test series, the partial coefficients from the CEB 1970 code recommendations were incorporated in the program. Once these variations had been allowed for, the results from the various test series were then compared in order to identify the secondary effects of Aggregate Type, Admixture, Cement Type and Heat-curing. The comparison of the test data is presented in two forms, namely, creep factor against time plots, and 300-day creep factor values. The latter were obtained by fitting a hyperbolic curve to the experimental data and thereby interpolating a value at 300 days. By comparing the experimental data, it was found that the use of an Eastern Province Ordinary Portland Cement, and the use of a P4 Admixture, both caused a 25% increase in the resulting creep factor. From the aggregates decreasing sandstone, comparisons that were made, it was found that the affected the creep of concrete in the following order of influence: Eastern Province Quartzitic Reef Quartzite, Hornfels, Granite and Dolerite. DA - 1985 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Civil engineering LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 1985 T1 - The influence of various South African aggregates on the creep of concrete TI - The influence of various South African aggregates on the creep of concrete UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38868 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/38868
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMallows FA. The influence of various South African aggregates on the creep of concrete. []. ,Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment ,Department of Civil Engineering, 1985 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38868en_ZA
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Civil Engineering
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.subjectCivil engineering
dc.titleThe influence of various South African aggregates on the creep of concrete
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMSc
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