Influência da cura térmica a vapor sob pressão atmosférica em características e propriedades de blocos de concreto

• Autor(a) principal: Brito, Mário Henrique Gomes
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFG
• dARK ID: ark:/38995/0013000002s7z
• Texto Completo: http://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/tede/handle/tede/3449
• topic: Bloco de concreto; Cura térmica; Temperatura máxima de cura; Período isotérmico; Formação de etringita tardia; Concrete block; Thermal curing; Maximum curing temperature; Isothermal period; Delayed ettringite formation; ENGENHARIA CIVIL::CONSTRUCAO CIVIL

The overall objective of this research, which was essentially experimental, is to study the influence of the isothermal period and the maximum temperature of the thermal cure cycle steam under atmospheric pressure in the development of compressive strength of concrete blocks over time. The influences of two other types of curing are also being investigated; curing by enveloping with plastic sheet and open air curing, considered the last case scenario for reference. This study specifically aimed to further our understanding on how to; a) evaluate and quantify the importance of adopting procedures for curing the average resistance (Fbm) and characteristic (fbk) strength to compression of concrete blocks, comparing the processes of thermal curing and curing by enveloping plastic sheet to open air curing; b) evaluate statistically the aging effect of blocks over its compressive strength; c) evaluate the interaction effects of the variables "type of cure" and "age analysis" of the results of compressive strength of concrete blocks; and d) identify the main changes in the microstructure of the blocks subjected to a thermal curing process, especially observing eventual delayed ettringite formation in the internal structure of the material. To examine the influence of maximum curing temperature, two levels were adopted; 65°C and 85°C. As for analyzing the influence of isothermal period, three levels were adopted; 3 hours, 4 hours and 5 hours. The age analysis was evaluated in five levels; 1, 3, 7, 28 and 91 days. The results showed that the worst condition for curing, or curing type, was the open air curing (curing time approximately equal to 24 hours), which led to a lower overall average result of compressive strength of concrete blocks, proving the importance of adopting procedures of curing to optimize the mechanical performance of concrete blocks. Furthermore, it was also determined that the best curing conditions were the curing with enveloping plastic sheet (curing time approximately equal to 24 hours) and the thermal curing with steam under atmospheric pressure isotherm of 65°C and isothermal period of 3 hours (curing time approximately equals 8.5 hours), which were considered statistically equal. It was also observed that there was no significant influence of the curing in maximum temperature in relation to the compressive strength of the blocks. In the other hand, the isothermal period was very significant; the best condition was 3 hours, while 4 hours and 5 hours were considered statistically equal. Regarding the delayed ettringite formation, it was only verified for thermal curing conditions of isothermal of 85°C and isothermal period of 4 hours and 5 hours.