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SELF-STRESSING CEMENT [1 record]

Record 1 1999-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Masonry Materials
DEF

Cement that, when mixed with water, produces a paste which, after setting, tends to increase in volume to a significantly greater degree than does portland cement paste, used to compensate for volume decrease due to shrinkage or to induce tensile stress in reinforcement (post-tensioning). It is available in three types: type K ... type M ... type S ....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de maçonnerie
DEF

Ciment dont la prise s'accompagne d'un léger gonflement, dû à l'ajout de sulfate de calcium ou de ciment alumino-sulfaté; ce léger gonflement est ensuite éventuellement compensé par le retrait lors du durcissement. Des ciments à fort pouvoir expansif sont utilisés en démolition.

Spanish

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