Concrete presents, besides a coefficient of , a coefficient of hygroscopic dilation which is more appreciable. While concrete is kept wet... it expan… - Eduardo Torroja
" "Concrete presents, besides a coefficient of , a coefficient of hygroscopic dilation which is more appreciable. While concrete is kept wet... it expands; and as it dries, it contracts, in inverse proportion to the hygroscopic degree of the ambient air. ...The shrinkage ...will vary with the porosity of the concrete and with the thickness used in the structural member. ...Shrinkage is much greater in structures consisting of thin elements subjected to intemperateness of dry climate, and disappears or becomes negligible in underground structures (e.g., foundations).
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About Eduardo Torroja
y Miret, (27 August 1899 – 15 June 1961) was a Spanish and a pioneer in the design of concrete thin-shell structures.
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Eduardo Torrojo Miret
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Equilibrium requires that the whole of the structure, the form of its elements, and the means of interconnection be so combined that at the supports there will automatically be produced passive forces or reactions that are able to balance the forces acting upon the structures, including the force of its own weight.
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