Concrete thermal failure criteria, test method, and mechanism: A review

• Published in: Construction & building materials Vol. 283; p. 122762
• Main Authors: Zhu, He, Hu, Yu, Ma, Rui, Wang, Juan, Li, Qingbin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 10.05.2021
• Subjects: Concrete; Creep; Early age; Failure criterion; Temperature stress test machine (TSTM); Thermal cracking; Concrete; Failure criterion; Creep; Temperature stress test machine (TSTM); Early age; Thermal cracking

•Failure stress is lower than the tensile strength for concrete thermal cracking.•The unsuitable failure criterion is the main reason for occurrence of concrete thermal cracking.•Stress-Strain combined criterion has demonstrated in evaluating thermal cracking.•Both restrained stress/strain and direc...