Abstract

Hydration heat, one of the most severe factors, makes great effects on the mass concrete construction, especially on bridge structures and dam structures. Based on the experiment, this paper adopted large-scale finite element method with ANSYS software to analyze the transient temperature field during concrete placement. The atmosphere temperature, construction method, thermodynamics as well as material parameters (cement hydration heat, elastic modulus) were taken into account. The results clarity the distribution characters and process of the hydration heat temperature and stress. Besides, the computational and experimental results were compared. The results indicate that the surface cracks occur due to the large stress which is induced by the extensive internal and external temperature difference. As a result, references are provided to avoid harmful temperature cracks during pier construction period.

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