Effect of aggregates and microcracks on the drying rate of cementitious composites

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1190-1196

  Bisschop, Jan ^a   van Mier, Jan G M ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aggregates; Diffusion; Drying shrinkage; Effective composite properties; Microcracking

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CURING; DEWATERING; DRYING; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; GLASS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

CEMENT PASTES; CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITES; DEGREE OF DRYING; DIFFUSION; DRYING RATES; DRYING SHRINKAGE; DRYING SHRINKAGES; EFFECTIVE COMPOSITE PROPERTIES; EFFECTIVE DIFFUSION CO-EFFICIENT; EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE; GLASS BEADS; MICROCRACKING; OPPOSITE TREND; SAND GRAINS; WATER NEEDS;

AGGREGATES;

EID: 52949132625     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2008.03.015     Document Type: Article

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