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Revilla Cuesta, Víctor Skaf Revenga, Marta Santamaría, Amaia Espinosa González, Ana Belén Ortega López, Vanesa 2023-11-10T10:44:17Z 2023-11-10T10:44:17Z 2022-12 2214-5095 http://hdl.handle.net/10259/7989 10.1016/j.cscm.2022.e01204 Any variation in temperature alters the dimensions of a concrete structure and provokes thermal stress. Moreover, the propagation of micro-cracking decreases the strength of concrete that is exposed to sub-zero temperatures (freezing), to heat phenomena (heating), or to cyclical thermal variations, especially when prepared using Recycled Concrete Aggregate (RCA). A reference selfcompacting concrete (SCC) mix made with 100% coarse and fine natural aggregate and three SCC mixes containing 100% coarse and/or fine RCA in replacement of natural aggregate were tested in this study of the thermal performance of SCC and the related effects of RCA. The mixtures were subjected to five thermal tests designed with positive and negative, and both constant and cyclical, extreme-ambient temperature variations, reaching temperatures of − 15 ◦C and 70 ◦C. Stiffness, weight, compressive strength, thermal deformability, and internal damage of the SCC mixtures were monitored throughout suitable testing. Internal damage, hygroscopicity, and loss of strength increased at temperatures below 0 ◦C, especially in the mixtures containing 100% coarse RCA, although the SCC manufactured with simultaneous additions of fine and coarse RCA fractions showed the worst performance. Overall, RCA performed better under positive temperature variations. The test results lead to the recommendation of a linear thermal expansion coefficient of 1.2⋅10− 5 ◦C− 1 in calculations for SCC containing RCA under those extreme environmental conditions. The authors wish to express their gratitude for funding this research work to: the Spanish Ministry of Universities, MICINN, AEI, EU and ERDF [PID2020–113837RB-I00; PID2021–124203OB-I00; RTI2018–097079-B-C31; 10.13039/501100011033; FPU17/03374]; the Junta de Castilla y León (Regional Government) and ERDF [UIC-231, BU119P17]; the Basque Regional Government through the consolidated research group SAREN [IT1619–22]; Youth Employment Initiative (JCyL) and ESF [UBU05B_1274]; and the University of Burgos [Y135. GI]. eng Elsevier Case Studies in Construction Materials. 2022,V. 17, e01204 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscm.2022.e01204 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Self-compacting concrete Recycled concrete aggregate Extreme-ambient cyclical temperature increases Linear thermal expansion coefficient Internal damage Hygroscopicity Ingeniería civil Materiales de construcción Civil engineering Building materials Self-compacting concrete with recycled concrete aggregate subjected to alternating-sign temperature variations: Thermal strain and damage info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Case Studies in Construction Materials 17