Superabsorbent polymers to mitigate autogenous shrinkage of cement mortar

American Concrete Institute, ACI Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 288 SP, 2012, Pages 265-278

  Schröfl, Christof ^a   Mechtcherine, Viktor ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autogenous shrinkage; Cement pore solution; High performance concrete; Internal curing; Kinetics of absorption and desorption; Neutron radiography; Superabsorbent polymers SAP

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION AND DESORPTIONS; AUTOGENOUS SHRINKAGE; INTERNAL CURING; PORE SOLUTION; SUPERABSORBENT POLYMER;

ALKALINITY; CEMENTS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CURING; HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE; HYDROGELS; NEUTRON RADIOGRAPHY; ORGANIC ACIDS; POLYMERS; SHRINKAGE;

MORTAR;

EID: 84875694296     PISSN: 01932527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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