On the long term response of concrete with a shrinkage reducing admixture

Proceedings of the International Conference on Admixtures - Enhancing Concrete Performance

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 209-216

  Gettu, R ^a,b   Roncero, J ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Admixtures; Curing; Drying; Shrinkage; Strength evolution

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETE MIXING; CURING; DEFORMATION; DRYING; ELASTIC MODULI; GLYCOLS; SHRINKAGE;

ADMIXTURES; CEMENT WEIGHT; SHRINKAGE REDUCING ADMIXTURES (SRA); STRENGTH EVOLUTION;

CONCRETES;

EID: 33645320842     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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