Reducing Thermal Cracking of Mat-foundation Mass Concrete Applying Different Mix Designs for Upper and Lower Placement Lifts

In this research, considering the practical conditions at field, thermal cracking reducing method was suggested based on the comparative analysis between predicted value and actual value obtained from the actual structure member with optimum mix design. The optimum mix design was deduced from the various mix designs with various proportions of cementitious binder for upper and lower placement lifts of mat-foundation mass concrete. Therefore, before field applications, the mix designs were obtained from the theoretical analysis obtained by MIDAS GEN for upper lift was OPC to FA of 85 to 15, and for lower lift was OPC to FA to BS of 50 : 20 : 30. Based on this mix design, the actual concrete for field was determined and all concrete properties were reached within the predicted range. Especially, the temperature properties of mass concrete at core was approximately $39^{\circ}C$ of temperature difference for low-heat mix design, while approximately $54^{\circ}C$ was shown for normal mix design currently used. Additionally, in the case of cracking index, the low heat mix design showed about 1.4 of relatively high value while the normal mix design showed 1.0. Therefore, it can be stated that applying low heat mix design and different heating technique between upper and lower placement lifts for mass concrete are efficient to control the thermal cracking.

상하부 배합을 달리함에 의한 기초 매트 매스콘크리트의 수화열 균열저감

최근 건축물의 기초는 구조체의 안정성과 연관하여 두꺼운 매스콘크리트 형태가 설계되어지고 있다. 그런데, 이와 같은 매트 매스콘크리트는 800mm 이상의 두꺼운 부재로 설계되는 경우가 많아짐에 따라 수화열에 의한 균열이 문제점으로 제기 되고 있다. 이에, 본 연구에서는 상 하부를 구분하여 타설하는 실무조건을 고려하여, 컴퓨터 프로그램상으로 하부와 상부의 최적치를 도출한 다음, 실구조체에 적용 해석치와 실측치간을 비교하므로서 효율적인 수화열균열 저감방안을 제안하고자 하였다. 그 결과, 상 하부 타설 콘크리트간의 저발열 배합정도를 고려한 수화발열량차 적용은 침하균열 방지 및 수화열 균열제어에 효과적인 것으로 밝혀졌다.