Cracking due to leaching in cementitious composites: Experimental investigation by means of X-ray microtomography and numerical modeling

Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures

Volumn 3, Issue , 2007, Pages 1797-1805

  Rougelot, T ^a   Burlion, N ^a   Bernard, D ^b   Skoczylas, F ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE MÉCANIQUE DE LILLE   (France)

^b INST CHIM MATIERE COND BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CEMENTS; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); DEGRADATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRESTRESSING; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; SYNCHROTRONS;

CALCIUM LEACHING; CEMENT PASTES; CEMENT-BASED MATERIALS; CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITES; CHEMICAL DEGRADATIONS; DEGRADATION MECHANISMS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; INTERSTITIAL FLUIDS; NUMERICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; SYNCHROTRON X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY; X RAY MICRO TOMOGRAPHIES; X-RAY SYNCHROTRONS;

LEACHING;

EID: 61849125263     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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