Simultaneous measurement of shrinkage and temperature of reactive powder concrete at early-age using fibre Bragg grating sensors

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 490-497

  Wong, Allan C L ^a   Childs, Paul A ^a   Berndt, Richard ^a   Macken, Tony ^a   Peng, Gang Ding ^a   Gowripalan, Nadarajah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Early age shrinkage; Fibre Bragg grating; Fibre optic sensor; Reactive powder concrete; Temperature; Ultra high strength concrete

Indexed keywords

BRAGG GRATINGS; CASTING; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PRISMS; SENSORS; SHRINKAGE; TEMPERATURE;

EARLY-AGE SHRINKAGE; FIBRE BRAGG GRATING; FIBRE-OPTIC SENSOR; REACTIVE POWDER CONCRETE; ULTRA-HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETE;

CONCRETES;

EID: 34247640759     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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