Autogenous shrinkage in high-performance cement paste: An evaluation of basic mechanisms

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 223-232

  Lura, Pietro ^a   Jensen, Ole Mejlhede ^b   Van Breugel, Klaas ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cement paste; Humidity; Modeling; Self desiccation; Shrinkage

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COMPACTION; DEFORMATION; ELASTIC MODULI; HARDENING; MICROSTRUCTURE; SHRINKAGE; STRESSES;

CEMENT PASTE;

PORTLAND CEMENT;

EID: 0037295268     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-8846(02)00890-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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