A quantitative study on the plastic shrinkage cracking in high strength hybrid fibre reinforced concrete

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 575-581

  Sivakumar, A ^a   Santhanam, Manu ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

High strength concrete; Hybrid fibres; Plastic shrinkage

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; POLYESTERS; SILICA; STEEL;

HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETE; HYBRID FIBER; PLASTIC SHRINKAGE;

REINFORCED CONCRETE;

EID: 34250862111     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2007.03.005     Document Type: Article

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