Nanogranular origin of concrete creep

Concrete, the solid that forms at room temperature from mixing Portland cement with water, sand, and aggregates, suffers from time-dependent deformation under load. This creep occurs at a rate that deteriorates the durability and truncates the lifespan of concrete structures. However, despite decade...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Vandamme, Matthieu, Ulm, Franz-Josef
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: National Academy of Sciences 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/52363
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7089-8069