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Computational Segregation Analysis During Casting of SCC

  • Jon Elvar Wallevik
  • , Wassim Mansour
  • , Olafur Haralds Wallevik

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Abstract

Uneven aggregate distribution can increase the local porosity and thus the permeability of concrete. Varying content of mortar causes heterogeneous shrinkage and creep in a given element. Moreover, high heterogeneity will increase the probability that these phenomena yield high internal stress gradients and thus cracking. In this work, a status is given about the development of a concrete casting solver within the OpenFOAM framework that can calculate the coarse aggregate distribution as a function of time. The aim is to predict the effect of segregation by gravity as well as by the shear rate induced particle migration. Case examples show that the latter can play a very important role in affecting the aggregate variation within a concrete element.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRILEM Bookseries
PublisherSpringer Netherlands
Pages652-659
Number of pages8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

Publication series

NameRILEM Bookseries
Volume23

Bibliographical note

Funding Information: Acknowledgement. This work has been funded by the Icelandic Centre for Research - RANNIS (grant numbers 163382-051/052/053), Readymix Abu Dhabi and Norcem AS (Heidelberg Cement Group). Simulations were performed on resources provided by the Icelandic High Performance Computing (IHPC) - http://ihpc.is. Funding Information: This work has been funded by the Icelandic Centre for Research-RANNIS (grant numbers 163382-051/052/053), Readymix Abu Dhabi and Norcem AS (Heidelberg Cement Group). Simulations were performed on resources provided by the Icelandic High Performance Computing (IHPC)-http://ihpc.is. Publisher Copyright: © RILEM 2020.

Other keywords

  • CFD
  • Coarse aggregates
  • Rheology
  • Segregation

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