Measurement of the coefficient of thermal expansion of ultra-high strength cementitious composites using fibre optic sensors

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 789-795

  Childs, Paul ^a   Wong, Allan C L ^a   Gowripalan, N ^a   Peng, G D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

CTE; Fibre Bragg gratings; Fibre optic sensors; Reactive powder concrete; Thermal expansion

Indexed keywords

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; SENSORS; STRAIN GAGES; THERMAL EXPANSION;

COEFFICIENT OF THERMAL EXPANSION (CTE); LENGTH COMPARATORS; REACTIVE POWDER CONCRETE (RPC);

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 34047250831     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2007.02.015     Document Type: Article

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