Effect of moisture and temperature on the mechanical properties of concrete

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 688-696

  Shoukry, Samir N ^a   William, Gergis W ^a   Downie, Brian ^a   Riad, Mourad Y ^a  

^a West Virginia University   (United States)

Author keywords

Concrete properties; Moisture effects; Temperature effects

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CONCRETE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETE MECHANICAL PROPERTY; CONCRETE PROPERTIES; CONCRETE SPECIMENS; CONCRETE STRENGTH; COOLING FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HEAT GUNS; HOT AIR; HUMIDITY CONDITIONS; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; MATHEMATICAL FORMULAS; MODULUS OF ELASTICITY; MOISTURE CONTENTS; MOISTURE EFFECTS; NORMAL CONCRETES; POISSON'S RATIO; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; VARYING TEMPERATURE;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; POISSON RATIO; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CONCRETE TESTING;

EID: 78649837974     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2010.07.020     Document Type: Article

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