A transient thermal creep model for concrete
Abstract
A constitutive model for concrete subject to transient temperatures is proposed. A thermalmechanical strain component is included that is irreversible and only occurs during first heating of concrete under load. The model also includes thermal damage and temperature dependent coefficient of free thermal strain. The proposed model is applied to a number of illustrative examples that demonstrate its predictive capability. The proposed model may be easily incorporated into existing thermal-mechanical analysis frameworks.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Concrete Properties and Behavior
Fire effects on concrete materials
Concrete and Cement Materials Research
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Computational Modelling of Concrete Structures
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Pages
- 541–550
- Publication date
- 24 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter