Optimisation of using lightweight aggregates in mitigating autogenous deformation of concrete

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 353-363

  Akcay, Burcu ^a   Tasdemir, Mehmet Ali ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Autogenous deformation; Characteristic length; Fracture energy; Internal curing; Lightweight aggregate; Optimisation; Response surface method

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; AGGREGATES; AIRCRAFT; CONCRETE AGGREGATES; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONCRETES; DEFORMATION; DUCTILE FRACTURE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SURFACE PROPERTIES;

AUTOGENOUS DEFORMATION; CHARACTERISTIC LENGTH; INTERNAL CURING; LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATE; OPTIMISATION; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD;

FRACTURE;

EID: 54049111471     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2007.11.015     Document Type: Article

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