Influence of different fibers on plastic shrinkage cracking of concrete

ACI Materials Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-58

  Naaman, Antoine E ^a   Wongtanakitcharoen, Thanasak ^a   Hauser, Gabriel ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Plastic shrinkage cracks; Polyethylene; Polyvinyl acetate; Restraint of concrete

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BOND STRENGTH (MATERIALS); CRACK INITIATION; ELASTIC MODULI; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EVAPORATION; FIBERS; MIXING; POLYPROPYLENES; POLYVINYL ACETATES; SHRINKAGE; VELOCITY;

AESTHETIC QUALITIES; NEGATIVE CAPILLARY PRESSURE; PLASTIC SHRINKAGE CRACKS; RESTRAIT OF CONCRETE;

CONCRETES;

EID: 14744281835     PISSN: 0889325X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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