Behaviour of lightweight expanded polystyrene concrete containing silica fume

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 755-762

  Babu, K Ganesh ^a   Babu, D Saradhi ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Chloride permeability; Corrosion; Expanded polystyrene; Silica fume; Strength; Water absorption

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CORROSION RESISTANCE; MORTAR; POLYSTYRENES; PORTLAND CEMENT; SILICA; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE (EPS) CONCRETE;

LIGHT WEIGHT CONCRETE;

EID: 0037401204     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-8846(02)01055-4     Document Type: Article

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