Shrinkage of high-strength lightweight aggregate concrete exposed to dry environment

ACI Materials Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 86-92

  Zhang, Min Hong ^a   Li, Lian ^b   Paramasivam, P ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Kumaraguru College of Technology ^*

^c KUMARAGURU COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Concrete; Drying shrinkage; Flexural strength; Lightweight aggregate; Modulus of elasticity; Silica fume

Indexed keywords

DRYING SHRINKAGE; LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATES; MIXTURE PROPORTIONING; SILICA FUMES;

BENDING STRENGTH; CLAY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CURING; DRYING; ELASTIC MODULI; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; MORTAR; POROSITY; SHRINKAGE; SILICA; WATER ABSORPTION;

CONCRETE AGGREGATES;

EID: 18444387973     PISSN: 0889325X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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