Abstract
ABSTRACT
An attempt to determine an easy and accurate method to predict the thermal conductivity of concrete is presented in this paper. The new method is based on the heat transfer test results and the finite element software package ABAQUS. The boundary condition for this model was the temperature profile of the exposed side of the specimen which was taken from the heat transfer tests. The values of the thermal conductivity that give the closed agreement curve for the unexposed surface temperature profile were recorded for a different temperature levels. This method can be adopted to compare the value of the thermal conductivity of any type of concrete with other concrete as an easy and fast alternative method to the standard test methods
