Effects of environment and curing methods on the compressive strength of silica fume high-strength concrete

Advances in Cement Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-22

  Bushlaibi, A H ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CASTING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CURING; DEFORMATION; DRYING; EVAPORATION; HYDRATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SILICA; SOLAR RADIATION;

HIGH-STRENGTH CONCRETE (HSC); PLASTIC CURING (PC); SPRINKLE CURING (SC);

CONCRETES;

EID: 1242351990     PISSN: 09517197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/adcr.2004.16.1.17     Document Type: Article

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