- Author
- Bentz, D. P.
- Title
- Review of Early-Age Properties of Cement-Based Materials.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Journal
- Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 38, No. 2, 196-204, February 2008
- Keywords
- cements | physical process | chemical process | cracking (fracturing) | water loss | curing agents | drying | hydration | temperature effects | thermophysical properties | heat capacity | thermal conductivity | environmental effects | moisture effects | shrinkage | humidity | equations
- Identifiers
- cement hydradation and early-age properties; physical/microstructural effects; heat of hydration
- Abstract
- This paper provides an overview of the early-age properties of cement-based materials, from a materials science perspective. The major physical and chemical processes occurring at early ages are reviewed and strategies for mitigating early-age cracking are presented.