Study on the Effect of Different Admixtures on the Early Autogenous Shrinkage of High Performance Concrete of Bridge Deck Pavement

Abstract

This paper analyzed the mechanism of early autogenous shrinkage of concrete, and studied the influence of early autogenous shrinkage of high performance concrete-(HPC) admixed with different kinds of materials of bridge deck pavement. Four different concrete mixes were used: fiber, fiber plus expansive agent, fiber plus fly ash and fiber plus shrinkage-reducing agent. The result shows that the four different mixes can inhibit the autogenous shrinkage of HPC to a certain extent, the inhibitory effect of different mixes in the order of strong to weak is: fiber plus shrinkage-reducing agent, fiber plus fly ash, fiber plus expansive agent, and fiber itself. Furthermore, the inhibition mechanism of each mix was analyzed and a conclusion of mixture of fiber plus fly ash to be the best choice considered of economic and working performance is drawn as well.