ABSTRACT

This book forms the proceedings of a workshop held in Hiroshima in June 1998 and derive from the work of a Technical Committee of the Japan Concrete Institute. Topics include test and prediction methods, the science of autogenous shrinkage, strain and stress, and consequent design concerns.

part |2 pages

PART ONE: COMMITTEE REPORT

chapter 1|6 pages

Terminology

chapter 2|18 pages

Autogenous shrinkage and its mechanism

chapter 4|10 pages

Testing method

chapter |6 pages

Discussions

part |2 pages

PART FOUR: EFFECT OF MATERIALS ON AUTOGENOUS SHRINKAGE

part |2 pages

PART FIVE: SEPARATION OF VOLUME CHANGE COMPONENTS AND PREDICTION OF SHRINKAGE

part |2 pages

PART EIGHT: DISCUSSIONS AND CONCLUSIONS

chapter 8|10 pages

1 Concluding Session

chapter 8|4 pages

3 Result of questionnaire

chapter 8|2 pages

4 Answer by the JCI Committee