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Lightweight Concrete for High Strength - Expanded Shale & Clay

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12000<br />

Compressive <strong>Strength</strong> (psi)<br />

10000<br />

8000<br />

6000<br />

4000<br />

2000<br />

8,000-psi Accelerated Cure<br />

8,000-psi ASTM Cure<br />

10,000-psi Accelerated Cure<br />

10,000-psi ASTM Cure<br />

0<br />

0 14 28 42 56 70 84 98 112 126 140 154<br />

Age (days)<br />

Figure 4.1. Compressive strength vs. time of 8,000-psi and 10,000-psi HPLC creep and<br />

shrinkage mixes <strong>for</strong> accelerated and ASTM curing methods.<br />

1.8<br />

1.6<br />

Creep Coefficient<br />

1.4<br />

1.2<br />

1.0<br />

0.8<br />

0.6<br />

8,000-psi HPLC<br />

10,000-psi HPLC<br />

0.4<br />

0.2<br />

0.0<br />

0.01<br />

0.10 1.00 10.0 100 1000<br />

Time (days)<br />

Figure 4.2. Average creep coefficient of 8,000-psi and 10,000-psi HPLC in logarithmic time<br />

scale.<br />

4-3

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