Multiscale hydro-thermo-mechanical model for early-age and mature concrete structures

Abstract Temperature and early-age mechanical properties in hydrating concrete structures present a significant risk for cracking, having a major impact on concrete durability. In order to tackle these phenomena, a multiscale analysis is formulated. It accounts for a high variety of cement properties, concrete composition, structure geometry and boundary conditions. The analysis consists of two steps. The first step focuses on the evolution of moisture and temperature fields. An affinity hydration model accompanied with non-stationary heat and moisture balance equations are employed. The second step contains quasi-static creep, plasticity and damage models. It imports the previously calculated moisture and temperature fields into the mechanical problem in the form of a staggered solution. The whole model has been implemented in the ATENA software, including also the effect of early-age creep, autogenous and drying shrinkage. Validation on selected structures shows a good prediction of temperature fields during concrete hardening and a reasonable performance of the mechanical part.

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