Influence of composition and curing on drying shrinkage of aerated concrete

Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 243-250

  Ramamurthy, K ^a   Narayanan, N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CONCRETE ADDITIVES; CONCRETE AGGREGATES; CRACK PROPAGATION; CURING; DRYING; POROSITY; SHRINKAGE;

AERATED CONCRETE; DRYING SHRINKAGE;

CONCRETE TESTING;

EID: 0033746225     PISSN: 13595997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02479334     Document Type: Article

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