Effect of the addition of ultrafine cement and short fiber reinforcement on shrinkage, rheological and mechanical properties of Portland cement pastes

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 541-549

  Kaufmann, J ^a   Winnefeld, F ^a   Hesselbarth, D ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Early age shrinkage; Fiber; Mechanical properties; Packing density; Rheology; Ultrafine cement

Indexed keywords

BINDERS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CONCRETE MIXING; CRACK INITIATION; DUCTILITY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POROSITY; RHEOLOGY; SHRINKAGE;

EARLY AGE SHRINKAGE; PACKING DENSITY; ULTRAFINE CEMENT;

PORTLAND CEMENT;

EID: 2542491572     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-9465(03)00070-2     Document Type: Article

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