Ultra-high performance fibre reinforced concrete mix design in central Canada

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 217-224

  Habel, Katrin ^a,c   Charron, Jean Philippe ^b   Braike, Shadi ^b   Douglas Hooton, R ^a   Gauvreau, Paul ^a   Massicotte, Bruno ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UMA Engineering Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Durability; Freeze thaw; Heat of hydration; Mechanical properties; Mix design; Shrinkage; Ultra high performance fibre reinforced concrete

Indexed keywords

CONCRETES; HYDRATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SHRINKAGE;

FREEZE-THAW; MIX DESIGN; ULTRA-HIGH PERFORMANCE FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETE;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

CONCRETES; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; HYDRATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SHRINKAGE;

CONSOLIDATION; DESIGN; DURABILITY; HYDRATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REINFORCED CONCRETE; SHRINKAGE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 42149154829     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/L07-114     Document Type: Article

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