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contraction cracks
Radiotherapy Centre at
Maharagama Cancer Hospital
Project Brief
This project included construction of two under ground bunkers to
accommodate linear accelerators. Walls and slabs had to be up to
2.4m thick reinforced concrete sections in order to make the
bunker radiation proof.
Project Specifications
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2.
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5.
H1
H2
V2
V1
Thermocouples
TRIAL 1
Cement : OPC
Type of Formwork : 15mm plywood + Durra board
Concreting starting time : 23.00 hr
Temperature of water : 6 0C
70
V
3
60
V
4
V
5
50
Temparature / C
H
1
H
2
40
30
20
10
0
Time / hr
TRIAL 2
Cement : OPC with 25% fly ash
Type of Formwork : 15mm plywood + Durra board
Concreting starting time : 00.00 hr
Temperature of water : 6 0C
60
10
50
40
Temparature / C
30
V
1
V
2
V
3
V
4
V
5
H
1
H
2
20
10
0
Time / hr
TRIAL 3
Cement : OPC 25% fly ash
Type of Formwork : 15mm plywood
Concreting starting time : 23.30 hr
Temperature of water : 6 0C
70
19 C
60
Mean ambient + 20
50
Temparature / C
40
V
1
V
2
V
3
V
4
V
5
H
1
T1 = 30 C
Mean Ambient
30
20
10
0
Time / hr
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