LOG DOUBLE POWER LAW FOR CONCRETE CREEP.

Zdenek P. Bazant*, Jenn Chuan Chern

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Abstract

An improved law of creep of concrete at constant humidity and temperature is proposed. The well-known double power law gives too high a final slope of creep curves compared to available test data. This is remedied by a new formula which exhibits a continuous transition from a power curve to a straight line in the logarithm of creep duration. The straight line has the same slope for all ages at loading, and the higher the age at loading, the longer is the duration at which the transition occurs. The exponent of the initial power curve is higher than that used in the double power law and is much too high in comparison with the existing test results for very short load durations in the dynamic range.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)665-675
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of the American Concrete Institute
Volume82
Issue number5
StatePublished - Sep 1985

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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