Development and testing of polystyrene mortars using waste EPS solution-based binders

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 235-241

  Choi, N W ^a   Ohama, Y ^b  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Polystyrene mortar; Recycling; Waste expanded polystyrene

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; BINDERS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CROSSLINKING; DRYING; MONOMERS; POLYSTYRENES; RECYCLING; SHRINKAGE;

POLYSTYRENE MORTARS; WASTE EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE;

MORTAR;

EID: 1842454715     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2004.01.003     Document Type: Article

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