Early-age acoustic emission measurements in hydrating cement paste: Evidence for cavitation during solidification due to self-desiccation

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 861-867

  Lura, Pietro ^a   Couch, Jon ^b   Jensen, Ole Mejlhede ^c   Weiss, Jason ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acoustic emission; Cavitation; Fresh concrete; Setting; Shrinkage

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC ACTIVITY; ACOUSTIC EMISSION MEASUREMENT; ACOUSTIC EVENTS; CAVITATION EVENTS; CEMENT PASTE; FLUID-SOLID TRANSITION; FRESH CONCRETE; HYDRATING CEMENT PASTES; SAMPLE HOLDERS; SELF-DESICCATION; SETTING TIME; TIME OF SETTING; WATER-TO-CEMENT RATIOS;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; ACOUSTICS; CAVITATION; CEMENTS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OIL WELL CEMENTING; SHRINKAGE; STRESSES;

SETTING;

EID: 69249217922     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2009.06.015     Document Type: Article

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