Cracking risks associated with early age shrinkage

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 521-530

  Holt, E ^a   Leivo, M ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Autogenous shrinkage; Capillary pressure; Drying shrinkage; Early age; Self desiccation; Volume change

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; CEMENTS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; DEFORMATION; HYDRATION; REINFORCEMENT; SHRINKAGE; STRESSES; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

AUTOGENOUS SHRINKAGE; CAPILLARY PRESSURE; DRYING SHRINKAGE; EARLY AGE; SELF-DESICCATION; VOLUME CHANGES;

CRACK INITIATION;

EID: 2542484906     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-9465(03)00068-4     Document Type: Article

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