For concrete with low water-to-binder ratio, the autogenous shrinkage often takes up most of
the total shrinkage. In restrained structures, this kind of shrinkage will produce tensile stress …

The drying process has a prominent impact on the volume changes, crack propagation and
durability of concrete structures. This study is to quantify the moisture distribution in real-time …

In this work, the uniaxial creep in compression during the first days of hydration is studied
experimentally on cement pastes with w/c of 0.50. In order to assess the effect of the …

In this study, the interdependent relationships among hydration reaction, internal relative
humidity (RH), and strength of internally cured ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) …

This study investigates the influence of curing humidity on concrete fracture properties.
Concrete fracture energy, effective fracture toughness, and characteristic length were tested …

In this study, a new maturity model that considers the coupling effect of curing temperature
and humidity is proposed. An innovative humidity rate function was introduced into the …

Localized plastic deformation and hardening was studied in laser shock peened (LSP)
Inconel 718 SPF (Super plastic forming), a fine grained Ni-Base superalloy, using electron …

To develop an effective non-destructive testing (NDT) method to assess the strength of
concrete in dry and wet cyclic environments, concrete compressive strengths were …

Precise and robust predictions of autogenous shrinkage of high performance concrete are
essential to limit self-induced stresses and cracking in modern concrete structures. This …

Self-cured concrete is a type of concrete with a special ability to reduce autogenous
shrinkage responsible for early-stage cracking. It is useful generally for the construction of …