State-of-the-art review on plastic cracking of concrete

M Kayondo, R Combrinck, WP Boshoff - Construction and building …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Plastic cracking is probably one of the earliest defects for concrete structures, and is capable
of reducing a structure's durability and service life if not prevented. Over the last 60 years …

Early-age shrinkage assessment of cementitious materials: A critical review

DS Kurup, MK Mohan, K Van Tittelboom… - Cement and Concrete …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
With the advent of formwork-free construction technologies like 3D concrete printing,
evaluating early-age shrinkage in cementitious materials has become more critical. This …

Robust evaluation of superabsorbent polymers as an internal curing agent in cementitious composites

A Danish, MA Mosaberpanah, MU Salim - Journal of Materials Science, 2021‏ - Springer
The internal curing of cementitious composites (CCs) has been a subject of supreme
importance for the past few years. Although superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) have been …

Quantification of plastic shrinkage and cracking in mortars containing different recycled powders using digital image correlation technique

Q Liu, J **ao, A Singh - Construction and Building Materials, 2021‏ - Elsevier
This research assessed the shrinkage of mortar containing recycled powder generated from
aerated blocks and bricks by replacing cement with a ratio of 30%. Five mix proportions …

Tensile properties of plastic concrete and the influence of temperature and cyclic loading

R Combrinck, WP Boshoff - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2019‏ - Elsevier
The cracking of plastic concrete remains a problem in the construction industry due to its
complexity and incomplete understanding. One of the reasons for this is the lack of …

Autogenous shrinkage of concrete at early ages

N Gowripalan - ACMSM25: Proceedings of the 25th Australasian …, 2019‏ - Springer
Abstract High Performance Concrete (HPC), particularly high strength concrete mixes (60–
100 MPa) containing high cementitious content and low w/b ratios (0.40–0.25) is used for …

The severity of plastic shrinkage cracking in concrete: a new model

F Sayahi, M Emborg, H Hedlund… - Magazine of …, 2021‏ - icevirtuallibrary.com
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 …

Plastic shrinkage cracking in concrete

F Sayahi - 2016‏ - diva-portal.org
This PhD project, started on September 2013 at the Division of Structural and Fire
Engineering of Luleå University of Technology (LTU), aims at investigating the plastic …

Effect of ultra‐high molecular weight polyethylene fiber on the early mechanical strength and shrinkage crack resistance of concrete

Z Chen, L Yu, W **, L Jiang, M Guo - Structural Concrete, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
This study investigates the early mechanical strength, and shrinkage crack resistance of
ultra‐high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fiber concrete with different lengths …

[HTML][HTML] Plastic shrinkage cracking in concrete: mitigation and modelling

F Sayahi - 2019‏ - diva-portal.org
This PhD project, started on September 2013 at the Division of Structural and Fire
Engineering of Luleå University of Technology (LTU), aims at investigating the plastic …