SEDL / STP / STP169-EB / STP39426S

Thermal Properties

Mitchell, LJ
Materials Engineer, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, Colo.

Pages: 7    Published: Jan 1956

Download this paper for $25 PDF (124K)          View License Agreement
Abstract

The thermal properties of hardened concrete that are of engineering significance are thermal conductivity, specific heat, thermal diffusivity, and coefficient of thermal expansion. Thermal conductivityis the rate of heat flow; specific heat is the heat capacity; thermal diffusivity determines the facility with which the temperature can change; and coefficient of thermal expansion is the change in volume, or as usually measured, change in length with change in temperature.