Development of high performance concrete using silica fume at relatively high water-binder ratios

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1501-1505

  Zain, M F M ^a   Safiuddin, Md ^a   Mahmud, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDERS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CURING; ELASTICITY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); SILICA; WATER ABSORPTION;

HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETES; INITIAL SURFACE ABSORPTION; SILICA FUMES;

CONCRETES;

EID: 0034266892     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-8846(00)00359-8     Document Type: Article

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