Proceedings of the International rilem conference Materials, Systems and Structures in Civil Engineering 2016

VII

International RILEM Conference on Materials, Systems and Structures in Civil Engineering 

Conference segment on Service Life of Cement-Based Materials and Structures 

22-24 August 2016, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark 

 

 

Contents

 

 

 

 

Page 

 

Preface 

Miguel Azenha, Ivan Gabrijel, Dirk Schlicke, Terje Kanstad and Ole Mejlhede Jensen

XIII 

Vol 1

 

 

Welcome 

Ole Mejlhede Jensen 

XV 

Vol 1

 

1  Volume stability of alkali activated Portland cement concretes with alkali-

susceptible aggregates 

Pavel Krivenko 

1 

Vol 1

 

2  Impact of slag content in alkali-activated slag cement on porosity of concrete 

Pavel Krivenko, Oles Lastivka, Igor Rudenko, Sergei Lakusta 

11 

Vol 1

 

3  Nanoscale simulations of cement formation and structural evolution: A new 

kinetic approach 

Enrico Masoero, Igor Shvab 

21 

Vol 1

 

4  Condition assessment of reinforced concrete elements exposed to carbonation 

Samindi Samarakoon, Jan Sælensminde, Cecilie Myklebust Helle 

29 

Vol 1

 

5  Control of early age cracking in a massive tunnel structure based on experimental 

investigations and numerical simulations 

Wibke Hermerschmidt, Martin Laube, Alex-W. Gutsch, Hartmann Alberts, Robert 

Teuber, Eckart Thoms  

39 

Vol 1

 

6  Computational prediction of restraint-induced macrocrack patterns in concrete 

walls 

Agnieszka Knoppik-Wróbel, Dirk Schlicke 

49 

Vol 1

 

7  Some examples on shrinkage restraint effects on concrete and concrete structures 

Farid Benboudjema 

59 

Vol 1

 

8  Service life design and assessment for concrete structures in HZM sea link project 

for 120 years 

Kefei Li, Dongdong Zhang, Quanwang Li 

69 

Vol 1

 

9  VERCORS mockup – first experimental results and synthesis of the benchmark 

Benoît Masson, Manuel Corbin  

79 

Vol 1

 

10  Experimental study of corrosion-induced degradation of reinforced concrete 

elements 

Olfa Loukil, Lucas Adelaide, Véronique Bouteiller, Marc Quiertant, Thierry 

Chaussadent, Frédéric Raguenau, Xavier Bourbon, Laurent Trenty 

95 

Vol 1

 

11  Evaluation of concrete’s resistance to physical sulfate salt attack 

Semion Zhutovsky, R. Douglas Hooton 

105 

Vol 1

 

12  The importance of multiphysics and multiscale modelling of concrete to 

understand its complex  macroscopic properties 

Jörg F. Unger, Vitaliy Kindrachuk, Volker Hirthammer, Thomas Titscher, Christoph 

Pohl  

115 

Vol 1

 

13  Residual concrete strength after sustained load: Experimental results and 

modelling approach 

Zainab Kammouna, Matthieu Briffaut, Yann Malecot 

125 

Vol 1

 

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VIII

International RILEM Conference on Materials, Systems and Structures in Civil Engineering 

Conference segment on Service Life of Cement-Based Materials and Structures 

22-24 August 2016, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark 

 

 

14  Remaining service life of railway prestressed concrete sleepers 

Sakdirat Kaewunruen, Shintaro Minoura, Tsutomu Watanabe, Alex M Remennikov 

135 

Vol 1

 

15  Numerical simulation since early ages of the RG8 beam test from concrack 

benchmark by means of a 3D fibre frame model 

Maria D. Crespo, Denise Ferreira, Jesus Miguel Bairan, Antonio Mari 

145 

Vol 1

 

16  Predicting chloride induced depassiviation and minimum concrete cover with 

different binders 

Ingemar Löfgren, Tang Luping, Oskar Esping, Anders Lindvall 

155 

Vol 1

 

17  Coupling limit states of corrosion initiation and corrosion induced crack opening 

– sensitivity analysis of model parameters 

Miguel Ferreira, Edgar Bohner, Olli Saarela 

165 

Vol 1

 

18  Bio-based pH-responsive superabsorbent polymers for self-healing cracks in 

concrete 

Arn Mignon, Dries Devisscher, Jolien Vermeulen, Peter Dubruel, Sandra Van 

Vlierberghe, Nele De Belie 

177 

Vol 1

 

19  Comparison of measured and prescribed k-values for the equivalent performance 

of fly ash concrete 

T. Altu  Söylev 

187 

Vol 1

 

20  Carbon nanoparticles cement-based materials for service life monitoring 

André O. Monteiro, Paulo B. Cachim, Pedro M. F. J. Costa 

195 

Vol 1

 

21  Can a reliable prediction of cement paste transport properties be made using 

microstructure models? 

Ravi A. Patel, Janez Perko, Diederik Jacques, Geert De Schutter, Guang Ye, Klaas Van 

Breugel 

203 

Vol 1

 

22  Measuring the influence of temperature on electrical properties of concrete 

Alex Coyle, Robert Spragg, Armen Amirkhanian, Jason Weiss  

211 

Vol 1

 

23  Modelling of chloride transport in unsaturated concrete: Study of electrocapillary 

effect 

Phu Tho Nguyen, Ouali Amiri  

221 

Vol 1

 

24  Influence of fibre reinforcement on the initiation of corrosion-induced cracks 

Carlos G. Berrocal, Ignasi Fernandez, Karin Lundgren, Ingemar Löfgren  

231 

Vol 1

 

25  Water release process of superabsorbent polymers in cement paste at early age 

Yujiang Wang, Ming Li, Qian Tian 

241 

Vol 1

 

26  Hardening induced stresses in very thick concrete members – insights from 

comprehensive FE-studies 

Peter Joachim Heinrich, Dirk Schlicke  

249 

Vol 1

 

27  Benchmarking of complex systems: Application to cement based materials 

Janez Perko, Diederik Jacques, Ravi A. Patel, Joan Govaerts  

259 

Vol 1

 

28  A new analytical approach in modelling of cracking of RC members 

Gintaris Kaklauskas, Regimantas Ramanauskas 

269 

Vol 1

 

29  Experimental investigation on strain distribution in reinforcement of RC 

specimens under tension loading 

Gintaris Kaklauskas, Mantas Juknys, Ronaldas Jakubovskis, Eugenijus Gudonis, 

Regimantas Ramanauskas, Viktor Gribniak, Aleksandr Sokolov  

279 

Vol 1

 

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