Estimation of early-age thermal cracking tendency of massive concrete elements by means of equivalent thickness

ACI Materials Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 403-408

  De Schutter, G ^a   Taerwe, L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Geometrical effects; Hardening concrete; Numerical simulation; Temperature rules; Thermal cracking

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CONCRETE ELEMENT GEOMETRY; EQUIVALENT THICKNESS; GEOMETRICAL EFFECTS; HARDENING CONCRETE; LINEAR ELASTIC STRESS CALCULATIONS; TEMPERATURE RULES; THERMAL CRACKING;

CONCRETES;

EID: 0030231230     PISSN: 0889325X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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