This paper provides a state-of-the-art review of uniaxial restraint tests for evaluation of
behavior and cracking potential of early-age cementitious systems in the last five decades …

This work aims at evaluating the influence of steel slag as partial replacement of cement on
the mechanical properties and impermeability of cement-based materials under constraint …

Abstract Effects of curing temperature on the hydration and expansion behaviours of MgO
expansive agents with different reactivities in cement pastes were investigated via …

Early‐age stress (EAS) is an important index for evaluating the early‐age cracking risk of
concrete. This paper encompasses a thermo‐chemo‐mechanical (TCM) model and active …

Early-age cracking risk induced by autogenous deformation is high for cementitious
materials of low water-binder ratios. The autogenous deformation, viscoelastic properties …

Abstract Temperature Stress Testing Machine (TSTM) is a universal testing tool for many
properties relevant to early-age cracking of cementitious materials. However, the complexity …

Expansion of concrete due to expansive additives (EAs) is greatly affected by the degree of
external restraints in the form of reinforcements and supports. Furthermore, the presence of …

Initial self-stress contributes to the pre-peak properties of concrete filled steel tube (CFST)
columns, but brings salient brittleness at the post-peak stage. Adding steel fibers can …

Stress evolution of restrained concrete is a significant direct index in early-age cracking
(EAC) analysis of concrete. This study presents experiments and numerical modelling of the …

The article considers using a single-layer reinforced ten-centimeter layer of concrete on
stress cement instead of the traditional multilayer construction of waterproofing bridges. The …