Effect of superabsorbent polymers on the workability of concrete and mortar

Application of Super Absorbent Polymers (SAP) in Concrete Construction: State-of-the-Art Report Prepared by Technical Committee 225-SAP

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 39-50

  Filho, Romildo D Toledo ^a   Silva, Eugenia F ^b   Lopes, Anne N M ^c   Mechtcherine, Viktor ^d   Dudziak, Lukasz ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^c FURNAS Hydropower Company   (Brazil)

^d DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE MIXTURES; HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE; HYDRATION; MORTAR; POLYMERS; SHRINKAGE;

AUTOGENOUS SHRINKAGE; CEMENT HYDRATION; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; OTHER PROPERTIES; RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIOUR; SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION; SUPERABSORBENT POLYMER; ULTRA HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETES;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 85015075297     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-2733-5_5     Document Type: Chapter

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