Title: Damage Process in Hardened Cement Paste

Author(s): Cai Xuanhui and Luo Yongqi

Publication: Materials Journal

Volume: 93

Issue: 4

Appears on pages(s): 378-385

Keywords: cement pastes; crack propagation; damage; hardened paste structure; mechanical properties.

DOI: 10.14359/9825

Date: 7/1/1996

Abstract:
The present work makes some observations on the structural evolution of hardened cement paste with relation to stress levels, especially the growth of main mesocracks caused by load. On this basis, a damage constitutive model is constructed.