Packing of aggregates: An alternative tool to determine the optimal aggregate mix

ACI Materials Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 435-443

  Goltermann, Per ^a   Johansen, Vagn ^a   Palbøl, Lars ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Aggregate; High performance concrete; Mix price; Natural resources; Optimization; Packing

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE MIXING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROSITY; SHRINKAGE;

AGGREGATE PACKING; CONCRETE MIX DESIGNS;

CONCRETE AGGREGATES;

EID: 0031223890     PISSN: 0889325X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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