Analysis of microcracking induced by differential drying shrinkage

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 947-956

  de Sa, C ^a   Benboudjema, F ^a   Thiery, M ^b   Sicard, J ^a  

^a Grande Voie des Vignes   (France)

^b University Paris Est LCPC   (France)

Author keywords

Concrete; Coupling; Cracking; Creep; Drying; Modeling; Shrinkage

Indexed keywords

CONCRETES; COUPLINGS; CRACK INITIATION; CRACKS; CREEP; DROPS; DRYING; ELASTIC MODULI; MICROCRACKING; MODELS; SHRINKAGE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE STRESS;

CREEP STRAIN; DRYING SHRINKAGES; ELASTIC DAMAGE; EXTERNAL FORCE; ZERO IF;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 55649097082     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2008.06.015     Document Type: Article

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