The effect of elevated temperatures on the moisture migration and spalling behavior of high-strength and normal concretes

American Concrete Institute, ACI Special Publication

Volumn SP-167, Issue , 1997, Pages 263-289

  Khoylou, Naysan ^a   England, George ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fire tests; Heat transfer; High strength concretes; Moisture; Permeability; Pore water pressure; Spalling; Temperature; Thermal expansion

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE MIXTURES; FLOW OF WATER; HEATING; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MASS TRANSFER; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; POROSITY; SPALLING; STEAM CONDENSERS; WATER CONTENT;

ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETES; LOCAL ENVIRONMENTS; MATHEMATICAL DESCRIPTIONS; MOISTURE MIGRATION; SATURATED VAPOUR PRESSURE; SUPERHEATED STEAM; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT;

HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE;

EID: 85111701120     PISSN: 01932527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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