Abstract
Self-desiccation occurs in all types of concrete due to the chemical shrinkage that takes place when water is attached to the cement. In High Performance Concrete the low porosity makes the effect of self-desiccation much more pronounced. This paper presents a summary of a Nordic Seminar on Self-Desiccation in Concrete held in Lund. For this purpose aspects of mix design, curing conditions, desiccation, micro-cracking, self-stresses, shrinkage and frost resistance related to self-desiccation are detailed. Initially a background is given on the principal effects of Seminar took place in Lund on 10 June 1997.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings Nordic Concrete Research Meeting, Espoo, Finland 1996 / NCR Research projects 1996 |
| Publisher | Norsk Betongforening |
| Pages | 128-130 |
| ISBN (Print) | 82-91341-02-8 |
| Publication status | Published - 1996 |
| Event | Nordic Concrete Research Meeting, 1996 - Espoo, Finland Duration: 1996 Aug 21 → 1996 Aug 23 Conference number: 16 |
Publication series
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| ISSN (Print) | 0800-6377 |
Conference
| Conference | Nordic Concrete Research Meeting, 1996 |
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| Country/Territory | Finland |
| City | Espoo |
| Period | 1996/08/21 → 1996/08/23 |
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Materials Engineering
Free keywords
- Autogenous shrinkage
- Chemical Shrinkage
- Frost resistance
- High Performance Concrete
- Hydration
- Internal relative humidity
- Moisture
- Self-desiccation
- Selfstresses