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ZnO is added to rubber formulation to reduce shrinkage of molded rubber products and maintain the cleanliness of molds [3].
Use of pre-soaked lightweight aggregate (PSLWA) as an internal reservoir to provide water as the concrete dries is an effective method to reduce shrinkage of concrete.
Based on the present study, the following conclusions can be drawn: 1) the use of pre-wetted zeolite particles in normal strength concrete can reduce shrinkage of the concrete, especially the drying shrinkage; 2) the addition of the porous zeolite may negatively influence the permeability of concrete at early-ages.
In fact, some researchers claim that the incorporation of RAP has no effect on PCC shrinkage behaviour (Sommer 1994; Brand and Al-Qadi 2012), others claim that RAP tends to reduce shrinkage of PCC (Hossiney et al. 2010), another group reported inconclusive results (Hossiney et al. 2010), and some researchers found that RAP increases shrinkage of PCC (Abdel-Mohti et al. 2016; Brito and Saikia 2013).
The specimens were inflated and pinned to reduce shrinkage of the oesophagus, sliced perpendicular to the lumen in their entirety to give 5 mm slices and each slice was embedded and processed for histological examination.
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It was found that pozzolans reduced shrinkage of fresh lime mortars.
Wounding immediately adjacent to the engrailed cells, such that knockdown cells form part of the leading edge, led to a delay in wound contraction and reduced shrinkage of the junctions between the first and second row of cells (Fig. 4B,B′).
An expansion admixture (EA) and shrinkage reducing admixture (SRA) were added to reduce shrinkage because of the high amount of binding materials used in UHPC.
SRAs are known for their capability to reduce shrinkage but the current state of knowledge on SRAs lacks in regard to: (i) their influence on other concrete properties and (ii) the influence of the concrete composition on the SRA performance.
Higher temperature results in lower defect density and reduced shrinkage rate of nanopores.
Specimens exposed to temperatures between 600 °C and 1000 °C exhibited reduced shrinkage with the inclusion of higher contents of particles and fibers, while retaining good mechanical strength.
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