{pdf} International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD) – The Physical Properties of Hardened Conventional concrete in Dams

Committee on Concrete Dams, 1991 – 2008, 262 pages
The purpose of this Bulletin (145) is to provide a comprehensive treatise on the physical properties of hardened conventional concrete for dams, refreshing the partial information contained in some out-of-date ICOLD Bulletins, giving ana account of new approaches and examining also some important properties not included in the previous Bulletins.Sections
Committee on Concrete for Dams
Acknowledgements
Table of contents
Foreword
Introduction
Purpose of the Bulletin
Scope
Relationship to earlier Bulletins
Definitions
Content of the Bulletin
Strength properties
General
Concrete testing
Compressive strength
Tensile strength
Shear strength
Dynamic strength
References
Elastic properties
General
Static modulus of elasticity
Dynamic modulus of elasticity
Poisson’s ratio
Significance of elastic properties on dam behavior
Use of elastic properties in mathematical models for dam structural analysis
References
Creep properties
General
Factors influencing creep
Measurements of creep
Significance of creep properties on dam behavior
Modeling creep in structural analysis
References
Shrinkage
General
Types of shrinkage
Causes and mechanism of drying shrinkage
Factors affecting drying shrinkage
Estimation of drying shrinkage
Effect of shrinkage on cracking
Effect of shrinkage on concrete dams
References
Thermal properties
General
Temperature rise of young concrete during the hydration of cementitious materials
Thermal conductivity of hardened concrete
Specific heat of hardened concrete
Thermal diffusivity of hardened concrete
Coefficient of thermal expansion of hardened concrete
In situ measurements of concrete temperatures
References
Water permeability
Introduction
Factors influencing the concrete water permeability
Test method for water permeability
Modeling water permeability in saturated concrete
References
Frost resistance
General
Frost resistance, mechanism and effects
Factors affecting the frost resistance
Methods for experimental determination of the concrete frost resistance
Laboratory diagnostic investigations
Freezing and thawing on concrete dams
References
Appendices
Fracture energy: applications for dams
Physical properties of construction joints in dams
Physical properties of concrete subjected to expansion phenomena such as Aar in dams