https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20100623004
Early-age autogenous cracking of cementbased systems: from physico-chemical analysis to micro/macro investigations
GeM, UMR CNRS 6183 – Research Institute on Civil Engineering
and Mechanics, University of Nantes – IUT Saint-Nazaire,
58 rue Michel Ange,
BP
420, F-44606
Saint-Nazaire cedex,
France
a e-mail : pierre.mounanga@univ-nantes.fr
High-performance cement-based materials, characterized by a low water-tocement (W/C) ratio and a high cement content, are particularly sensitive to early-age cracking because the magnitude and the rate of autogenous shrinkage they develop during this period, are particularly high. This article presents a parametric study carried out in order to quantify the influence of W/C ratio, cement type, curing temperature and aggregates content on the evolution of physico-chemical deformations and the early-age cracking risk they can generate.
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