Effect of type and dosage of silica fume on plastic shrinkage in concrete exposed to hot weather

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 737-743

  Al Amoudi, Omar S Baghabra ^a   Maslehuddin, Mohammed ^a   Abiola, Taofiq O ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Concrete cracking; Hot weather; Plastic shrinkage; Silica fume

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCRETES; DURABILITY; GRADING; HOT WEATHER PROBLEMS; LIMESTONE; PLASTICS; SHRINKAGE;

CONCRETE CRACKING; HOT WEATHER; PLASTIC SHRINKAGE; SILICA FUMES;

SILICA;

EID: 5144224122     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2004.04.031     Document Type: Article

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