Chloride ingress and strength loss in concrete with different PC-PFA-MK binder compositions exposed to synthetic seawater

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 353-362

  Bai, J ^a   Wild, S ^a   Sabir, B B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chloride ingress; Compressive strength; Curing; Fly ash; Metakaolin

Indexed keywords

BINDERS; COMPOSITION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CURING; FLY ASH; PORTLAND CEMENT; SEAWATER;

SYNTHETIC SEAWATER;

CONCRETES;

EID: 0037352991     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-8846(02)00961-4     Document Type: Article

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