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NUMERICAL ANALYSIS
H.P.RATHNAYAKA
PG/E/ST/2017/039
Supervised By: Dr. H.D. Yapa
OUTLINE
▪ Objectives
▪ Methodology
▪ Adiabatic Temperature Rise of Concrete
▪ Development of FEM model
▪ Results comparison
OBJECTIVES
▪ Formulation of FE model
▪ Validation of FE model with experimental data
▪ Experiments on industry used concrete mixtures to develop adiabatic
curves
▪ Composition of Set of guideline to control temperature in typical
structures
METHODOLOGY
Experiments on
Composition of Set of
industry used concrete
guideline
mixtures
ADIABATIC TEMPERATURE RISE
▪ For accurate determination of the heat generation and adiabatic
temperature rise of concrete adiabatic curing test is needed.
▪ The test requires a controlled environment that is capable of preventing
heat transfer from the concrete specimen to the surroundings and vice
versa. Therefore, the adiabatic curing test is very difficult and costly.
▪ Semi-adiabatic curing test method with heat loss compensation has
been developed in literature.
ADIABATIC TEMPERATURE RISE
DEVELOPMENT OF FEM MODEL
▪ 1000mm x 700mm x 350mm concrete specimen cast with 12mm
plywood formwork.
▪ Grade 35 concrete with OPC 493kg/m3, Fine aggregate 652kg/m3,
Coarse aggregate 992kg/m3 and water 212kg/m3.
▪ Temperature measured for 140h at 30min interval via a data logger at
mid point.
▪ Semi adiabatic specimen casted to 200mm x 200mm x 200mm size
regiform box and placed another large outer regiform box filled with
regiform balls as an insulation material.
DEVELOPMENT OF FEM MODEL
▪ Maximum adiabatic temperature rise is 53.5 °C.
▪ Compressive strength of cubes at 28 days is 46.9 MPa.
▪ Mesh size 50mm x 50mm x 50mm
▪ Mass density = 2349kg/m3
▪ Poisson’s Ratio = 0.2
▪ Conductivity = 2.7 W/m °C
▪ Specific Heat = 1 kJ/kg°C
RESULTS COMPARISON
Temperature
60 ▪ Prediction model has been able
to capture the temperature
50 profile.
40 ▪ Has a correlation between
ascending branches of the graph.
Temperature [°C]
30
0
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
Time(hr)
Literature Survey
Report Writing
REFERENCES
▪ Madupushpa, K.D., Kahatapitiya, N.K.S.S., Yapa, H.D., Numerical
Prediction of Concrete Temperature. ACEPS-2017, pp347-354.
▪ Midas FEA Training Series, HA-1. Heat of Hydration – Cooling Pipes.
▪ I.Y.T., Kwan, A.K.H., Heat Loss Compensation in Semi-adiabatic Curing
Test of Concrete. ACI Materials Journal. Volume 105, No 1, pp52-61.
(2008).
▪ Ng, I.Y.T., Ng, P.L., Kwan, A.K.H., Effects of Cement and Water Contents
on Adiabatic Temperature Rise of Concrete. ACI Materials Journal.
Volume 106, No 1, pp42-49. (2009a).
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