Effect of curing procedures on properties of silica fume concrete

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 497-501

  Toutanji, Houssam A ^b   Bayasi, Ziad ^a  

^a AGC Paul S Roel Chair in Construction Engineering and Management   (United States)

^b University of Alabama in Huntsville   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; CEMENTS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETE AGGREGATES; CURING; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SILICA;

AIR CURING; CURING PROCEDURE; MOIST CURING; PERMEABLE VOIDS; SILICA FUME; STEAM CURING;

CONCRETES;

EID: 0032638523     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-8846(98)00197-5     Document Type: Article

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