Parametric Assessment of Stress Development and Cracking in Internally Cured Restrained Mortars Experiencing Autogenous Deformations and Thermal Loading

A finite element model is used to examine how the properties of cementitious mortar are related to the stress development in the dual ring test. The results of this investigation are used to explain the thermal cracking behavior of mixtures containing prewetted lightweight aggregates (LWA) by quanti...

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Main Authors: Kambiz Raoufi, John Schlitter, Dale Bentz, Jason Weiss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Advances in Civil Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/870128