CESDb > Structural Analysis > Creep and Shrinkage
Creep and Shrinkage screenshot
SOFTWARE :Creep and Shrinkage
VERSION :1.0
PLATFORM :Spreadsheet
FILE SIZE :0.01 MB
LICENSE :Freeware
DOWNLOADS :UserDownloads:1113
Legacy Software Notice:
Please be advised that Creep and Shrinkage is considered outdated or legacy, and it has reached the end of its support and update cycle. As a result, compatibility issues may arise, and its functionality cannot be guaranteed on modern computer systems.
Program Description

Creep and shrinkage of concrete are two physical properties of concrete. The creep of concrete, which originates from the calcium silicate hydrates (C-S-H) in the hardened Portland cement paste (which is the binder of mineral aggregates), is fundamentally different from the creep of metals and polymers. Unlike the creep of metals, it occurs at all stress levels and, within the service stress range, is linearly dependent on the stress if the pore water content is constant. Unlike the creep of polymers and metals, it exhibits multi-months aging, caused by chemical hardening due to hydration which stiffens the microstructure, and multi-year aging, caused by long-term relaxation of self-equilibrated micro-stresses in the nano-porous microstructure of the C-S-H. If concrete is fully dried, it does not creep, but it is next to impossible to dry concrete fully without severe cracking. 

Creep

Creep is the gradual increase in a strain of a structural member which is subjected to certain loading over a period of time. When the concrete is loaded in compression, an elastic strain develops as shown in figure A. If this load remains on the member, creep strain developed with time.The main factors affecting creep strain are the concrete strength and mixture, the type of aggregate, curing, the relative humidity and the duration of the sustained loading.

Shrinkage

Shrinkage is the contraction that occurs in concrete when it dries and hardens due to moisture content evaporation. The amount of shrinkage increases with time as shown in figure B. The aggregate contents present in concrete are the most important factors influencing shrinkage. This is because the larger the aggregate, the lower is the shrinkage and the higher is the aggregate content, the lower the water-cement ratio and workability are. A decrease in ambient humidity also increases shrinkage.

* Creep and Shrinkage download link provides freeware version of the software.

Similar Software
Forces Version:1.0 · Vladimir Budinsky
Forces

Resultant of General Force System

The program is based on general principle of static equilibrium of forces in a plane.

Statics Version:3.0 · Mattia Campolese
Statics

Mobile Beam Solver

Statics is a must have mobile software for every engineer (in particular civil or building), architect, Statics and Building science student.

Eurocode 8 Pushover Version:1.0 · EarthquakeApps
Eurocode 8 Pushover

Nonlinear Static Analysis

The app is useful for analyzing the results of a nonlinear static analysis (pushover analysis) based on Eurocode 8, N2 method.

Zephyr Version:1.0 · cNumerics
Zephyr

Wind Analysis For Buildings In Accordances With Eurocode 1

Zephyr is a tool to assist engineers deal with Wind analysis for buildings in accordances with Eurocode 1 part 1-4

CoP2 Version:2.1.3 · ArcelorMittal
CoP2

Steel and Composite Joints Design in Accordance with Eurocode 3

COP is an innovative computer program for the design of joints in steel and composite structures.

Comments & Reviews
Yehia Dief
★★★★★
Very good analysis.

Submit a review about Creep and Shrinkage software with your social media profile

avatar
Rate This Software

Creep and Shrinkage has been rated 5.0 out of 5 points. A total of 2 votes cast and 1 users reviewed the software.

Popular Programs

47484 hitsLTBeam 1.0.11

LTBeam is a software which deals with the elastic Lateral Torsional Buckling of Beams under bending action about their major axis.

25781 hitsFTOOL 4.0

Ftool provides a simple analysis program that merges, in the same interface, resources for effective creation and manipulation of the model, linked to a fast and effective code for visualization of the results.

18868 hitsBASEPLT9 3.7

BASEPLT9 is a spreadsheet program written in MS-Excel for the purpose of analysis of steel column base plates.

18212 hitsEBPlate 2.01

EBPlate is a piece of software developed by CTICM with a partial funding of the European Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS). It assesses the critical stresses associated to the elastic buckling of plates loaded in their plan.

New & Updated

19 NovBeam Column Imperfection 2023

Application allows to determine the movements, efforts and resistant capacity of the compressed parts, leaned according to strong axis, weak and torsion with double section, capable of buckling laterally.

7 MarThinWallRes N My Mz 2023

ThinWallRes N My Mz allows to determine the resistant capacity of open and closed thin-walled sections subjected to axial and biaxial bending.

24 FebThinWallRes N My Mz B 2023

ThinWallRes N My Mz B allows determining the resistant capacity of open thin-walled sections subjected to axial, biaxial and bi-moment bending.

22 FebArch3D 2023

Arch3D makes it possible to determine the resistant capacity of compressed and flexed arches with a double tee section, susceptible to lateral buckling.