Instrumentation for Optimizing Concrete Curing

Capillary pressure is the origin of plastic shrinkage cracking. Hence, this pressure may serve as a direct indicator for the cracking risk in the plastic concrete stage. This article discusses newly developed instrumentation for the measurement of capillary pressure. It also provides test data showing how the instrument be used for optimizing early age concrete curing.

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  http://concreteinternational.com/pages/featured_article.asp?ID=51685803
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/4163061
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from the American Concrete Institute.
• Authors:
  • Schmidt, Markus
  • Slowik, Volker
• Publication Date: 2013-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: pp 60-64
• Serial:
  • Concrete International
  • Volume: 35
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: American Concrete Institute (ACI)
  • ISSN: 0162-4075

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Capillarity; Concrete; Concrete curing; Cracking; Instrumentation; Optimization; Shrinkage
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; I32: Concrete;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01491919
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 3 2013 12:29PM