ABSTRACT
This paper presents a methodology for analyzing temperature evolution in roller compacted concrete. Field temperature calculation can be achieved through the heat dissipation condition in one, two or three directions. Several situations were analyzed and it was observed, in the case of roller compacted concrete, that heat propagation in one direction is more likely. This occurs because the area dimensions of the structure are much larger than the layer thickness. In this case, the influence of the adiabatic rise on the surface of the roller compacted concrete structure can be discarded due to the negligible thickness of the concrete layer in relation to its width. It is worthy of note that the surface concrete can be studied using an independent mesh.
