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Influence of Initial Conditions on the Modulus of Elasticity of Concrete for Bridges
Blažek, Michal ; Bílek,, Vlastimil (referee) ; Cikrle, Petr (advisor)
Beside the compressive strength of concrete, which is considered as the basic parameter parameter for design of concrete structures a modulus of the concrete elasticity should be set as well. This thesis deals with influences, which are acting on the concrete, particularly within the initial stage of its hardening (i.e. within 28 days after casting). Nowadays, when time is the most valuable factor, some knowledge is required about mechanical properties of concrete earlier than after above mentioned 28 days and to apply them advantageously. The concrete in initial stage of hardening is influenced by many factors that affect progress of the elasticity modulus during the course of the time. For understanding of these problems a literature search was performed, as well as the experiment demonstrating the effect of temperature on the modulus of the concrete elasticity. The effect of temperature on the modulus of elasticity of concrete in initial stage of hardening has not been intensively studied yet. Therefore, more attention is paid to it by this elaborate. The experiment investigated the static and dynamic elastic modulus of concrete, whose recipe is similar to one used for production of prefabricated and prestressed bridge girders.
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