22. Long-term properties of concrete in nuclear containment structures
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Published:1991
S.N. Field, MA(Cantab), MICE, P.B. Bamforth, BSc, PhD, MICE, 1991. "22. Long-term properties of concrete in nuclear containment structures", Civil engineering in the nuclear industry: Proceedings of the conference organized by the Institution of Civil Engineers and held in Windermere on 20–22 March 1991, R Dexter-Smith
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Over the last thirty years a large volume of testing has been carried out on concretes used in prestressed concrete pressure vessels and similar structures. The main aim of the work has been to provide the designers with a prediction method for elastic moduli and creep deformation which takes into account temperature and age at loading. This paper summarises and reviews the results from the six concretes tested by Taywood Engineering Ltd (T.E.L.), comparing mixes with and without PFA.
SYNOPSIS
INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE
BACKGROUND TO PCPV's AND THEIR DESIGN
CREEP TESTING
MODELLING THE CREEP CURVE
REVIEW OF SIX VESSEL CONCRETES
CONCLUDING REMARKS
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