Effects of w/c ratio and curing conditions on strength development in BRECEM concretes

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 627-632

  Quillin, Keith ^a   Osborne, Geoff ^a   Majumdar, Amal ^a   Singh, Bahadur ^a  

^a BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium aluminate cement; Compressive strength; Ground granulated blastfurnace slag; Hydration; Long term performance

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETE ADDITIVES; CURING; GRANULAR MATERIALS; HYDRATION; SLAGS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CALCIUM ALUMINATE CEMENTS; GROUND GRANULATED BLAST FURNACE SLAG;

CONCRETE TESTING;

EID: 0035304604     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-8846(00)00494-4     Document Type: Article

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