Microstructural changes in high and ultra high strength concrete exposed to high temperature environments

American Concrete Institute, ACI Special Publication

Volumn SP-229, Issue , 2005, Pages 289-302

  Alonso, Cruz ^a   Andrade, Carmen ^a   Menendez, Esperanza ^a   Gayo, Elena ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS DE LA CONSTRUCCIÓN EDUARDO TORROJA   (Spain)

^b IDETRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fire resistance; High and ultra high strength concrete; Microstructure

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE BUILDINGS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; FIRE RESISTANCE; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS;

EXPOSED TO; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HIGH-TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENT; MICROSTRUCTURAL CHANGES; PERMEABILITY AND POROSITIES; ULTRA HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETES (UHPC); ULTRA HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETES; WEIGHT LOSS;

HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE;

EID: 79651473597     PISSN: 01932527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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