Transition from Fluid to Solid: Re-Examining the Behavior of Concrete at Early Ages
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ACI SP-259:2009 is a compilation of twelve papers that were presented at the 2009 ACI Spring Convention. The papers cover a range of topics related to the early-age properties of concrete, including the development of concrete properties and microstructure, test methods for assessing early-age volume change and cracking potential, construction operations timing, computer simulations of early-age behavior, and mechanisms that end the concrete dormant period.
The papers included in the CD cover various aspects of early-age concrete behavior. For example, "Early Age Stiffening of Cement Paste Using Ultrasonic Wave Reflection" explores the use of ultrasonic wave reflection to investigate the early age stiffening of cement paste. Another paper, "Experimental Study on Restrained Drying Shrinkage Cracking of Concrete Using Acoustic Emission," examines the use of acoustic emission to study drying shrinkage cracking in concrete.
Other papers in the CD discuss topics such as the assessment of elastic modulus of cementitious materials, the effects of slag content on early age properties development, the identification of the fluid-to-solid transition in cementitious materials using ultrasonic wave velocity and computer simulation, and the monitoring of the liquid-to-solid transition in concrete with conventional tests.
| Descriptors | Materials |
| Language(s) | English |
| File Size | 7.5 MB |
