Abstract
This study investigates characteristics of drying shrinkage and creep of “Steel Chip Reinforced Cementitious Composite (SCRCC)”. Firstly, four restrained wall specimens made of normal mortar and the SCRCC with varied amount of steel reinforcing bars (4 or 10) are prepared to compare the drying shrinkage characteristics. The specimens are restrained on rigid laboratory floor so that shrinkage cracks are induced. The drying shrinkage strains are measured by contact gauge method and compared with unrestrained small specimens. Number of cracks are simultaneously observed. Secondly, creep test is carried out to improve accuracy of analysis of the drying shrinkage behaviors. Twelve block specimens are made and constant flexural load is applied for 7, 14, and 28 days. The shrinkage strains and creep strains of SCRCC are modeled by modifying CEB-FIP Model Code 1990. These models are incorporated with bond computation between SCRCC and steel bar to predict the number of drying shrinkage cracks.
