Contraction gradient induced microcracking in hardened cement paste

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 466-473

  Bisschop, Jan ^a   Wittel, Falk K ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cement paste; Crack detection; Drying; Microcracking; Shrinkage

Indexed keywords

CEMENT PASTE; COMMON PROBLEMS; CRACK FREE; CRACK PENETRATION; CRACK SPACING; CRACKING OF CONCRETE; CRITICAL THICKNESS; DRYING METHODS; FILM COEFFICIENTS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING; HARDENED CEMENT PASTE; MATRIX; MOISTURE GRADIENT; RESIN IMPREGNATION; SAMPLE THICKNESS; SURFACE-CRACK DENSITY; THEORETICAL PREDICTION;

CRACK DETECTION; CURING; DRYING; HARDENING; MICROCRACKING; MOISTURE; RESINS; SHRINKAGE; SURFACE DEFECTS;

CEMENTS;

EID: 79953056580     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2011.02.004     Document Type: Article

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