Creep and Hygrothermal Effects in Concrete Structures (Paperback, Softcover Repri)

Part I Fundamentals.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Fundamentals of Linear Viscoelasticity.- 3 Basic Properties of Concrete Creep, Shrinkage and Drying.- 4 Structural Effects of Creep and AAEM.- 5 Numerical Analysis of Creep Problems.- 6 Uncertainty Due to Parameter Randomness.- 7 Paradigms of Application, Phenomena Affecting Creep.- Part II Advanced Topics.- 8 Moisture Transport in Concrete.- 9 Solidification Theory.- 10 Microprestress-Solidification Theory.- 11 Physical and Statistical Justifications of Models B3 and B4.- 12 Cracking and Fracture Mechanics Aspects.- 13 Temperature Effect.- A Viscoelastic Rheologic Models.- B Historical Note on Old Creep Models.- C Estimates of Parameters Used By RILEM Model B3.- D Estimates of Parameters Used By RILEM Model B4.- ECreep Models Recommended by Design Codes.- F Continuous Retardation Spectrum.- G Updating Long-Time Shrinkage Predictions.- H Transport Properties.- I Moisture Transport in Porous Materials.- J Nonstandard Statistics.- K Potentials for Aging Viscoelasticity.- L Method of Measurement of Creep and Shrinkage.