Abstract
Tests of cylindrical specimens of 0. 75 in. diameter up to 300,000 psi axial compression stress have been conducted for hardened portland cement paste as well as concrete with 3/8 in. aggregate. The specimens tightly fit into a cylindrical cavity in a pressure vessel and are loaded axially by a hard piston. The pressure vessel is very stiff, forcing the lateral expansion of specimens to be so small that the strain is almost uniaxial. Sophisticated analysis is used to evaluate material properties from measurements of force and displacement on the loading piston outside the test cavity. The results indicate that an initial decrease of the tangent modulus is followed by a continuous increase reaching values that exceed the initial modulus. This stiffening is attributed to pore closure. Unloading and reloading reveals relatively low hysteresis at these high pressures. Creep is found to exist at these high pressures, with a similar value of creep coefficient as that applicable for the service stress range.
Original language | English (US) |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 553-560 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of the American Concrete Institute |
Volume | 83 |
Issue number | 4 |
State | Published - Jul 1986 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering