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Effects of Aggregate Fineness and Added Calcium Hydroxide on Portland Cement Mortar Crack Propagation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

C. H. Detriche ,
J. P. Ollivier  and
S. A. Ramoda
C. H. Detriche
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Civil Engineering, I.N.S.A., U.P.S., Toulouse, france
J. P. Ollivier
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Civil Engineering, I.N.S.A., U.P.S., Toulouse, france
S. A. Ramoda
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Civil Engineering, I.N.S.A., U.P.S., Toulouse, france
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Abstract

The resistance of a coherent granular material, such as mortar or concrete, to crack propagation cannot be appreciated without taking into account the heterogeneity of the material. Heterogeneity results from the presence of aggregates and from the local modifications of the composition and of the behavior introduced by these aggregates in the volumes of intergranular paste situated close to their interface, the “aureoles de transition.” It is possible to modify the characteristics of these zones to develop the global response of the material.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 85: Symposium M – Microstructural Development During Hydration of Cement , 1986 , 157
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1987

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