Influence of environmental temperatures on the concrete compressive strength: Simulation of hot and cold weather conditions

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1970-1979

  Ortiz, J ^a   Aguado, A ^a   Agullo L ^a   Garcia T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cold weather; Compressive strength (C); Concrete (E); Hot weather; Mixing hour

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; COLD WEATHER PROBLEMS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; REACTION KINETICS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

COLD WEATHER; HOT WEATHER; HYDRATION KINETICS; MIXING HOUR;

CONCRETES;

EID: 25444511866     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2005.01.004     Document Type: Article

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