Effects of cement and water contents on adiabatic temperature rise of concrete

ACI Materials Journal

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 42-49

  Ng, I Y T ^a   Ng, P L ^b   Kwan, A K H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Dragages Hong Kong Ltd   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adiabatic curing test; Early temperature rise; Early thermal cracking

Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC CURING TEST; ADIABATIC TEMPERATURE RISE; CEMENT CONTENTS; COMBINED EFFECTS; CONCRETE MIXTURES; DEGREE OF HYDRATIONS; DESIGN CHARTS; EARLY TEMPERATURE RISE; EARLY THERMAL CRACKING; EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAMS; HIGHER STRENGTH CONCRETES; LOSS COMPENSATIONS; MIXTURE COMPOSITIONS; MIXTURE PROPORTIONS; PASTE VOLUMES; TEST METHODS; WATER-CEMENT RATIO (W/C);

CEMENTS; CONCRETE MIXERS; CONCRETES; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); CURING; HYDRATES; HYDRATION; MIXTURES;

WATER CONTENT;

EID: 59649088807     PISSN: 0889325X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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