Experimental observation of internal water curing of concrete

Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 211-220

  Lura, Pietro ^a   Jensen, Ole Mejlhede ^a   Igarashi, Shin Ichi ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autogenous strain; Curing; High performance concrete; Shrinkage

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CURING; DURABILITY; HYDRATION; MOISTURE; SHRINKAGE; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

AUTOGENOUS STRAIN; HIGH-PERFORMANCE CONCRETE; WATER CURING;

CONCRETES;

EID: 34548266157     PISSN: 13595997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1617/s11527-006-9132-x     Document Type: Article

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