The use of superabsorbent polymers to reduce cracking of bonded mortar overlays

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 52, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-8

  Beushausen, H ^a   Gillmer, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Blended cement mortars; Concrete repair; Cracking; Elastic modulus; Restrained shrinkage; Superabsorbent polymers; Tensile relaxation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900415636     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2014.03.009     Document Type: Article

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