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CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
Volume 44, Issue -, Pages 716-725Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2013.03.066
Keywords
Size effect; Maximum aggregate size; Lightweight concrete; Aspect ratio; Database
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- Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea [NRF: 2009-0067189]
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The present tests prepared 9 ready-mixed concrete batches to examine the influences of the concrete type and the maximum aggregate size (d(a)) on the size effect in compression. For each concrete mixing, the aspect ratios of specimens with circular or square sections were 1.0 and 2.0, while the lateral dimensions of specimens varied from 50 mm to 400 mm. A comprehensive database including the 1492 normal-weight concrete (NWC) and 363 lightweight concrete (LWC) specimens was also established in order to trace the size-effect trend in LWC through the comparisons with the modern prediction models proposed by Bazant, Neville, Kim and Eo, and Sim et al. The present study clearly showed that the size effect and the slope of the size effect became stronger with the decrease of the unit weight of concrete. The influence of d(a) on the size effect observed in the current NWC specimens was smaller than the predictions obtained from the models of Bazant and Kim and Eo; while it was found to be negligible for LWC. Further, the refined model of Sim et al. confirms that the gain of the compressive strength of concrete due to the increase of d(a) is insignificant, especially for LWC. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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