Expansive Cement Concretes
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ACI SP-38:1973 is a standard that provides a comprehensive study on the use of expansive cements and their effects on cracking in concrete. It covers various aspects including research, design, field applications, and self-stressing. The standard consists of 20 papers that discuss the use of expansive cement in different applications such as walls, reinforced concrete pipe, pavements, grout, taxiways, and slabs.
The standard begins with a section on the development of expansive cements, followed by papers on thin shell expansive cement concretes and studies on slump loss in expansive cement concretes. It also includes a study on the optimum restraint of self-stressed concrete pipe and the hydration characteristics and properties of shrinkage-compensating cements.
Other topics covered in the standard include the use of shrinkage-compensating concrete in walls, the design of shrinkage-compensating concrete slabs, and the properties of shrinkage-compensating concretes. It also discusses factors influencing the expansion of expansive cement concretes and the role of shrinkage-compensating cement in reducing cracking of concrete.
The standard concludes with papers on the dimensional stability of shrinkage-compensating lightweight concrete, the use of expansive cements in paving-taxiways, and the use of expansive components for concrete in Japan. It also includes discussions on reinforced concrete pipe made with expansive cements, the concept of self-stressed structures, and self-stressing concrete.
| Descriptors | Cracking |
| Language(s) | English |
| File Size | 54.3 MB |
