Effet de la poudre de verre sur le fluage du C-S-H

Glass is a unique inert material that could be recycled many times without changing its physical and chemical properties. Nevertheless, for some reason, large quantities of glass are still not recycled and therefore are stored as a waste. Its alternative recycling has become, since long, a major environmental problem. Moreover, glass is a potentially useful material for the development of ecological concrete, consequently, this way valorization seems to be imminent. In this research, characterization of the creep of concrete incorporating waste glass in powder form, i.e. glass powder (GP) as a supplementary cementitious material (GP-concrete) was carried out at a macro- and nanolevels.;First, results from experimental study on the under load behaviour of GP-concrete are presented. Different types of strain occurring under load or after unload were discussed: quasi-instantaneous deformation, total mechanical deformation due to the maintained uniaxial compressive load during 1 year, total creep, basic creep, elastic recovery and total recovery. Shrinkage under drying conditions and endogenous shrinkage were also studied. After 1 year creep, the effects of constant load and drying on residual strength were also examined. A comparison was made concerning the final state of the porosity.;Afterwards, the thesis reveals the results of tests conducted on the cement paste, going down to its composition and properties of the hydrated phases, in particular of calcium silicate hydrates (C-S-H). All of this, in order to conclude on the harmlessness use of GP regarding to the creep.;Keywords : Glass powder, Air-entrained concrete, Creep, Shrinkage, C-S-H, Nanoindentation.