Multi-aggregate approach for modeling interfacial transition zone in concrete

ACI Materials Journal

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 189-200

  Ma, Hongyan ^a   Li, Zongjin ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Interfacial transition zone (ITZ); ITZ thickness; Multiaggregate approach; Porosity; Simulation; Status oriented computer model

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCRETES; HYDRATION; POROSITY;

COMPUTER MODELING; INTERFACIAL TRANSITION ZONE; ITZ THICKNESS; MULTIAGGREGATE APPROACH; SIMULATION;

AGGREGATES;

EID: 84901000829     PISSN: 0889325X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14359/51686501     Document Type: Article

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