A numerical model and associated calorimeter for predicting temperature profiles in mass concrete

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 695-703

  Ballim, Yunus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adiabatic calorimetry; Finite difference; Heat; Hydration; Mass concrete; Maturity; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETERS; CRACK INITIATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SHRINKAGE; TENSILE STRESS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMICS;

ADIABATIC CALORIMETRY; FINITE DIFFERENCE; HEAT; MASS CONCRETE; MATURITY;

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 3142726338     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-9465(03)00093-3     Document Type: Article

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