FEA model for the simulation of the hydration process and temperature evolution during the concreting of an arch dam

E Castilho, N Schclar, C Tiago, MLB Farinha - Engineering Structures, 2018 - Elsevier
Temperature plays a significant part in the cracking phenomenon of mass concrete
structures, and therefore thermal analysis is of major importance, especially during …

[PDF][PDF] Modeling of heat transfer in massive concrete foundations using 3D-FDM

DM Mansour, AM Ebid - Civ. Eng. J, 2023 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
Analyzing and modeling the thermal behavior of mass concrete elements has been widely
investigated by several researchers. Lately, many contemporary finite element packages …

Toward a Method to Predict Thermo-mechanical Properties of High-Strength Concrete Placements

AS Carey, MM Roberson… - Journal of Testing …, 2024 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
In this article, the merits of a thermo-mechanical framework to estimate properties of high-
strength concrete are evaluated for potential standardization as a test method. Previous …

Predicting thermal behavior of mass concrete elements using 3D finite difference model

DM Mansour, AM Ebid - Asian Journal of Civil Engineering, 2024 - Springer
Numerically modeling the thermal behavior of massive concrete elements was investigated
extensively by many earlier researchers. Besides that, many modern finite element software …

An energy-based chemo-thermo-mechanical damage model for early-age concrete

YS Wang, XB Yu, H Zhou - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2024 - Elsevier
Cracking prediction and control in hydration process of mass concrete and structures has
always been a challenging task. In this work, an energy-based chemo-thermo-mechanical …

Prediction of the heat of hydration of fly ash concrete by adiabatic temperature rise test and regression analysis

HD Yun, WS Park, YI Jang… - Magazine of Concrete …, 2024 - icevirtuallibrary.com
This paper deals with the proposal of a model that can predict the heat of hydration of
concrete containing fly ash and the adiabatic temperature rise test results that are the basis …

Experimental and numerical studies of controlling thermal cracks in mass concrete foundation by circulating water

W Liu, W Cao, H Yan, T Ye, W Jia - Applied sciences, 2016 - mdpi.com
This paper summarizes an engineering experience of solving the problem of thermal
cracking in mass concrete by using a large project, Zhongguancun No. 1 (Beijing, China), as …

Modeling thermal behavior of mass concrete structures at early age

T Alper Yikici, H Sezer… - Transportation Research …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
In this study, a three-dimensional (3D) mathematical model based on conduction heat
transfer in a solid is developed to predict the temperature profile of large concrete elements …

Laboratory Curing Protocols to Replicate Thermomechanical Behavior of High-Strength Concrete in Mass Placements

AS Carey, IL Howard, J Shannon, DA Scott… - Journal of Materials in …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
This paper outlines a framework for a potential testing protocol in which specimens are cast
following typical industry practices, cured following a specific combination of insulting blocks …

Actual temperature evolution of thick raft concrete foundations and cracking risk analysis

Y Ju, H Lei - Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Heat of the hydration‐induced temperature evolution of a 3.30 m thick raft concrete
foundation for wind turbines at the early ages was monitored in situ through a temperature …