Abstract
Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) is a family of emerging materials for buildings and constructions. Behaviors of UHPCs at high temperatures are very important to their reliability and safety. In the current study, two UHPC materials were studied using the thermomechanical analysis (TMA) technique between room temperature and 800oC. Both reversible and irreversible phase transformations were observed from the TMA results, which were likely due to the α-β quartz transformation, and the decarburization and the dehydroxylation transitions, respectively. Thermal expansion coefficients exhibited significant variations in different temperature regimes. Postmortem SEM examinations revealed extensive cracking in the heated samples. In addition, micro-porosities were observed in the C-S-H phase as a result of phase changes during heating.