Cement and superplasticizer combinations: Compatibility and robustness

Cement, Concrete and Aggregates

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 102-109

  Nkinamubanzi, Pierre Claver ^a   Aïtcin, Pierre Claude ^b  

^a NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Admixtures; Alkali; Cement; Compatibility; Concrete; Robustness; Saturation dosage; Sulphates; Superplasticizers

Indexed keywords

CONCRETES; DISPERSIONS; FLUIDITY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PLASTICIZERS; POLYMERS; RHEOLOGY;

ADMIXTURES; ALKALI; COMPATIBILITY; ROBUSTNESS; SATURATION DOSAGES; SULPHATES; SUPERPLASTICIZERS;

PORTLAND CEMENT;

EID: 11844285692     PISSN: 01496123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/cca12329     Document Type: Article

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