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Concrete is a material that is an intermediate between an ideal solid and an ideal fluid. The creep of concrete is related not only to the loading age and duration, but also to its temperature and temperature history. Fractional order calculus is a powerful tool for solving physical mechanics modeling problems. Using a software element based on the generalized Kelvin model, a fractional order creep model of concrete considering the loading age and duration is established. Then, the hydration rate of cement is considered in terms of the degree of hydration, and the fractional order creep model of concrete considering the degree of hydration is established. Moreover, uniaxial tensile creep tests of dam concrete under different curing temperatures were conducted, and the results were combined with the creep test data and complex optimization method to optimize the parameters of a new creep model. The results show that the fractional tensile creep model based on hydration degree can better describe the tensile creep properties of concrete, and this model involves fewer parameters than the 8-parameter model.
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This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 51779130. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper.
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Huang, Y., Xiao, L., Bao, T. et al. Fractional order creep model for dam concrete considering degree of hydration. Mech Time-Depend Mater 23, 361–372 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11043-018-9389-9
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