Internal Curing of Concrete by Superabsorbent Polymers

Riga Technical University 53rd International Scientific Conference: Dedicated to the 150th Anniversary and the 1st Congress of World Engineers and Riga Polytechnical Institute / RTU Alumni: Digest 2012
Jānis Justs, Pietro Lura, Diāna Bajāre, Genādijs Šahmenko

Modern high and ultra-high performance concretes (HPC) and (UHPC) are demonstrating very good mechanical properties and durability; however these properties can be compromised by early age cracking caused by autogenous shrinkage. Autogenous shrinkage is defined as the bulk deformation of a closed, isothermal, cement-like material system not subjected to external forces and its main driving force is accepted to be capillary pressure.

Keywords
Internal curing, Superabsorbent polymers (SAP), High performance concrete (HPC)
Hyperlink
http://scientific-conference2012.rtu.lv/sites/default/files/pdf/RTU_Conference_2012.pdf

Justs, J., Lura, P., Bajāre, D., Šahmenko, G. Internal Curing of Concrete by Superabsorbent Polymers. In: Riga Technical University 53rd International Scientific Conference: Dedicated to the 150th Anniversary and the 1st Congress of World Engineers and Riga Polytechnical Institute / RTU Alumni: Digest, Latvia, Riga, 11-12 October, 2012. Riga: RTU, 2012, pp.396-396. ISBN 978-9934-10-360-5.

Publication language
English (en)