Length changes of autoclaved aerated concrete exposed to cyclic wetting and drying

Miloš Jerman; Igor Medveď; Robert Černý

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Length changes of autoclaved aerated concrete exposed to cyclic wetting and drying

Miloš Jerman ¹

Igor Medveď ¹

Robert Černý ¹

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Department of Materials Engineering and Chemistry, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic

Publication date: 2015-05-01

Cement Wapno Beton 20(3) 139-149 (2015)

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KEYWORDS

autoclaved aerated concrete

cyclic wetting and drying

linear hygric expansion coeffi cient

hygro-mechanical performance

characteristic hygric strain

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This research has been supported by the Czech Science Foundation, under project No. P105/12/G059.

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