On Effect of Superplasticizers and Mineral Additives on Creep Factor of Hardened Cement Paste and Concrete

摘要

The relationship between the creep factor of concrete and hardened cement paste and the E-modulus of aggregate and evaluation of the effects of some modifiers on the creep factor of the hardened cement paste was determined. The influence of the SP on the creep factor of hardened cement paste is ambiguous: SP may increase, decrease, or not change the creep factor. The possible deviation of creep factor of hardened cement paste with the SP in certain cases can be up to 4 times. The average statistical increase in the creep factor of hardened cement paste may be 7 to 35%. The creep factor of regular concrete is equal 0.43 - 0.9 value of the creep factor of hardened cement paste. Superplasticizers may increase the creep of concrete up to 30% and in some cases - up to 3 times. Silica fume, metakaolin, white ash, including when used with the superplasticizers, may reduce the creep of concrete from 15 to 50%. An equation was suggested to calculate the E-modulus of concrete with the volume of hardened cement paste of 0.27 - 0.35 as a function of E-modulus of hardened cement paste and E-modulus of the aggregates. hardened cement paste, concrete, creep factor, chemical admixtures, mineral additives.