2.2 - Types of Shrinkage
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What causes plastic shrinkage?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens to water on a hot day.
What is drying shrinkage?
💡 Hint: Consider long-term effects of moisture loss.
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What is the primary cause of plastic shrinkage?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens to water on a hot surface.
True or False: Drying shrinkage continues indefinitely after concrete hardens.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens over time.
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Calculate the total volume reduction experienced by a concrete slab subjected to drying shrinkage if the initial volume was 100 m³ and it shrank by 600 µε after one year.
💡 Hint: Remember that 1 µε = 1e-6 strain.
Discuss how the types of shrinkage could interact in a high-performance concrete structure, and make recommendations for design adjustments.
💡 Hint: Consider how environmental conditions affect the concrete immediately and over time.
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