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High-Strength and High- Performance Concrete

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Definition of the autogenousshrinkage according to the Japanese<strong>Concrete</strong> Institute• macroscopic volume reduction ofcementitious materials when cementhydrates after initial setting. Autogenousshrinkage does not include volume changedue to loss or ingress of substances,temperature variation, <strong>and</strong> application ofan external force <strong>and</strong> restraint.

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