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Description:: While self-consolidating concrete (SCC) may no longer be considered a "new concrete", there are still significant challenges to overcome before there is broader acceptance of SCC. One of these challenges concerns the formwork pressure exerted by SCC. A major advantage of SCC is the accelerated casting process due to the...
Keyword:: Material Science and Engineering
Subject:: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Creator:: Raissa Patricia Ferron
Owner:: Scholarly Digital Publishing
Date Uploaded:: 10/02/2018
Date Modified:: 10/02/2018
Date Created:: 2008-12-09
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Description:: The research reported in this dissertation covers the development of two high-performance concrete materials, Very-High-Strength Concrete (VHSC) and Frangible Concrete, and the philosophy of engineering the microstructure of these materials to produce their specific beneficial traits. The underlying problem addressed was how to optimize their design to maximize their desirable...
Keyword:: Material Science and Engineering
Subject:: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Creator:: Edward Francis O'Neil
Owner:: Scholarly Digital Publishing
Date Uploaded:: 09/20/2018
Date Modified:: 09/20/2018
Date Created:: 2008-12-03
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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