Project Description

Sustainability and economic concerns have led to the development of various low carbon cements that not only have lower embodied carbon, but also have a lower heat of hydration. This can be beneficial for the production of concrete in conditions where thermal gradients can lead to cracking and subsequent durability issues. In this project, it is proposed to model the heat-generation and the resulting stresses during hydration of concretes using various types of low carbon cements so as to predict the risk of cracking in structures.