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. 2018 Nov 7;11(11):2207. doi: 10.3390/ma11112207

Table 5.

Basic data for numerical validation.

Properties/Coefficient Value
Concrete composition acc. to Table 1
Thermal conductivity λ0 acc. to Table 3, with consideration of hydration rate α: λ=λ0(2α) [26]
Specific heat cb0 acc. to Table 4, with consideration of hydration rate α: cb=cb0(1.250.25α) [26]
Coefficient representing the influence of the moisture concentration on heat transfer 9.375 × 10−5 m2K/s
Thermal transfer coefficient 0.248 W/(m2K)–all surfaces (150 mm insulation [3])
Heat of hydration on the basis of Figure 1 and results reported in [7,25], with the consideration of concrete hardening temperature by means of an equivalent concrete age
Water-cement proportionality 0.3 × 10−9 m3/J
Moisture diffusion on the basis of Hancox’s equation [22]
Thermal moisture diffusion 2 × 10−11 m2/(sK)
Moisture transfer coefficient 0.01·× 10−8 m/s–all surfaces (150 mm insulation [3])
Mechanical properties on the basis of experimental tests and considerations reported in [9], with the consideration of concrete hardening temperature by means of an equivalent concrete age
Activation energy on the basis of experimental tests reported in [25]:
44,178 J/mol - CEM I 42.5R, 40,576 J/mol - CEM II/B-S 32.5R, 43,935 J/mol - CEM II/B-V 32.5R, 35,154 J/mol - CEM III/A 32.5N-LH/HSR/NA, 34,459 J/mol - CEM V/A (S-V) 32.5R-LH/HSR/NA, 31,117 J/mol - VLH V/B (S-V) 22.5