Finite element simulation of thermal cracking in massive hardening concrete elements using degree of hydration based material laws

Computers and Structures

Volumn 80, Issue 27-30, 2002, Pages 2035-2042

  De Schutter, Geert ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Concrete; Degree of hydration; Finite elements; Heat of hydration; Kelvin chain; Smeared cracking; Thermal stresses

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK INITIATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HARDENING; HYDRATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; THERMAL STRESS;

THERMAL CRACKING;

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 0036857433     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(02)00270-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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