Unrestrained early age shrinkage of concrete with polypropylene, PVA, and carbon fibers

Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 289-300

  Wongtanakitcharoen, Thanasak ^a   Naaman, Antoine E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BRIDGE DECKS; CARBON FIBERS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; POLYPROPYLENES; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; SHRINKAGE; TENSILE STRESS;

CONCRETE WALLS; FIBER BONDS; OVERLAYS; PLASTIC SHRINKAGE CRACKING; SLABS;

CONCRETES;

EID: 34548282582     PISSN: 13595997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1617/s11527-006-9106-z     Document Type: Article

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