Influence of aggregate size and volume fraction on shrinkage induced micro-cracking of concrete and mortar

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 85-93

  Grassl, Peter ^a   Wong, Hong S ^b   Buenfeld, Nick R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggregate (D); Interfacial transition zone (B); Lattice modelling; Microcracking (B); Shrinkage (C); Transport properties (C)

Indexed keywords

2D LATTICE; AGGREGATE SIZE; ANALYSIS RESULTS; CRACK LENGTH; CRACK WIDTH; CYLINDRICAL INCLUSION; INTERFACIAL TRANSITION ZONE; LATTICE MODELLING; MODEL CONCRETE; MONO-SIZED; MORTAR SPECIMENS; NON-LINEAR FINITE-ELEMENT ANALYSIS;

CAPILLARITY; CRACKS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MICROCRACKING; MORTAR; PLASTER; SHRINKAGE; TITRATION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; VOLUME FRACTION;

AGGREGATES;

EID: 70449631004     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2009.09.012     Document Type: Article

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