Use of viscosity-modifying admixture to enhance stability of fluid concrete

ACI Materials Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 332-340

  Khayat, Kamal Henri ^a   Guizani, Zubeir ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bleeding; Flowable concrete; Homogeneity; Segregation; Settlement; Stability; Viscosity modifying admixture

Indexed keywords

COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONCRETE TESTING; MIXTURES; PRECAST CONCRETE; SETTLEMENT OF STRUCTURES; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

FLUID CONCRETE; VISCOSITY MODIFYING ADMIXTURE; WATER TO CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL RATIOS;

CONCRETE MIXING;

EID: 0031191909     PISSN: 0889325X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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