Effect of limestone aggregate type and water-cement ratio on concrete strength

Materials Letters

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 772-777

  Yaşar, Ergül ^a   Erdogan, Yasin ^a   Kiliç, Alaettin ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Coarse aggregate; Compressive strength; Concrete; Gradation; Water cement ratio

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HARDNESS TESTING; LIMESTONE; MICROSTRUCTURE; PLASTICIZERS; POROSITY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER;

HYPERPLASTICIZERS; POINT LOAD INDEX;

AGGREGATES;

EID: 0346279992     PISSN: 0167577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2003.06.004     Document Type: Article

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