Effectiveness of fly ash in preventing deleterious expansion due to alkali-aggregate reaction in normal and steam-cured concrete

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 153-164

  Shayan, A ^a   Diggins, R ^a   Ivanusec, I ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALI AGGREGATE REACTION; DELAYING EFFECT; FLY ASH BINDER RATIO; STEAM CURING;

ALKALI METALS; BINDERS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CONCRETE AGGREGATES; CRACK INITIATION; CURING; EXPANSION; FLY ASH; MONITORING; MORTAR; SHRINKAGE; TEMPERATURE;

CONCRETES;

EID: 0029762521     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0008-8846(95)00191-3     Document Type: Article

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