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Effect of Curing Methods on Plastic Shrinkage Cracking [PDF]
Construction Materials, 2023 Early-age cracking during the plastic stage is unsightly and a cause of future durability problems. This paper investigates the effects of various simple curing methods used in practice to enhance early-age concrete cracking performance, including ...
Talal O. Alshammari +2 more
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A Review on the Performance of Fibers on Restrained Plastic Shrinkage Cracks
BuildingsMultiple studies have investigated the use of steel, synthetic fibers, and natural fibers to reduce plastic shrinkage cracks in concrete, which are mostly caused by water evaporation from the surface of the material.
Abidemi Bashiru Folorunsho +2 more
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Plastic Shrinkage Cracking in Concrete [PDF]
Proceedings, 2019 Plastic shrinkage cracking in concrete is mainly a physical process, in which chemical reactions between cement and water do not play a decisive role. It is commonly believed that rapid and excessive moisture loss, due to evaporation is the primary cause
Faez Sayahi +3 more
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Crack development through plastic shrinkage in fresh concretes and mortars
Materiales de Construccion, 1989 The rate of water evaporation in the exposed surfaces plays an important part in the development of cracks in fresh concretes and mortars before hardening is completed.
M. Aguanell García
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Using simple soil water content sensors to measure water availability in fresh concrete [PDF]
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2022 Preventing plastic shrinkage cracks improves the durability of concrete. This is because plastic shrinkage cracks serve as pathways by which corroding agents can penetrate concrete.
Smit Martha S. +2 more
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Modelling the cracking of fresh concrete [PDF]
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2022 The cracking of fresh concrete, while still in a plastic state, includes both plastic settlement and plastic shrinkage cracking, which starts once the concrete is cast to around the final setting time. The cracking process is complex and is influenced by
Combrinck Riaan +2 more
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Experimental Study of Concrete Using Raw Rice Husk as Partial Replacement of Cement with Natural Fiber (Jute Fiber) as Reinforcing Material [PDF]
Computational Engineering and Physical Modeling, 2021 The release of GHG, radioactive metals and other chemicals is detrimental to the environmental impact of cement manufacturing. The use of natural pozzolan (raw rice husk) as a partial substitute of cement in concrete may not only serve to increase ...
Sristi Das Gupta +4 more
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Yantu gongcheng xuebao, 2021 The effects of freeze-thaw (FT), drying-wetting (DW) and alternative drying-wetting-freeze-thaw (DWFT) cycles on the micro-structure, soil-water characteristic curve (SWCC) and soil shrinkage characteristic curve (SSCC) of a compacted expansive soil are ...
ZHAO Gui-tao 1, HAN Zhong 1, 2, ZOU Wei-lie 1, 2, WANG Xie-qun 3
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Review on the mechanism and mitigation of cracks in concrete
Applications in Engineering Science, 2023 Cracks and cavities belong to two basic forms of damage to the concrete structure, which may reduce the load-bearing capacity and tightness of the structure and lead to failures and catastrophes in construction structures.
Asvitha Valli S, Ravi Kumar M S
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Plastic shrinkage cracking of concrete − roles of osmotic suction [PDF]
Magazine of Concrete Research, 2011 Plastic shrinkage cracking of concrete occurs when the stresses arising in the concrete, due to a combination of suction and restraints of deformation such as reinforcement or formwork, equal its strength. However, three different types of suctions should be distinguished, namely total, matric and osmotic suctions.
Dao, Vinh T. N. +2 more
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