Apparent power-law fluid behavior of vibrated fresh concrete: Engineering arguments based on Stokes-type sphere viscometer measurements

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 240, Issue , 2017, Pages 44-55

  Pichler, Ch ^a   Rock R ^a   Lackner, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Flow past a sphere; Fresh concrete; Power law fluid; Viscometer; Wall effect

Indexed keywords

DRAG; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR THINNING; SPHERES; VISCOMETERS; VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT; YIELD STRESS;

APPARENT BEHAVIORS; CONSTANT VELOCITIES; FRESH CONCRETE; POWER LAW FLUID; RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIORS; VIBRATED CONCRETES; WALL EFFECTS; YIELD STRESS FLUIDS;

CONCRETES;

EID: 85010002245     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2016.12.007     Document Type: Article

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