Stability of strength and deformation characteristics of expanded polystyrene (EPS) within the time of long-term investigation of creep strain under permanent compressive loading

Abstract

The results of investigation of strength (σ10 %, σcr) and deformability (E) characteristics of expanded polystyrene specimens are presented. The results are based on the short-term compression in the organization of long-term creep study. For the experiments identical specimens stored 5 years at ambient temperature (23 ±2) °C and relative humidity (50 ±5) % as well specimens after removal long-term loading were used. There were established, that difference between experimental values of stress and initial modulus of tested expanded polystyrene specimens with confidence probability P = 90 % (on-sided test) is negligible (random).