Microstructure development of alkali-activated fly ash cement: A descriptive model

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1204-1209

  Fernandez Jimenez A ^a   Palomo, A ^a   Criado, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS DE LA CONSTRUCCIÓN EDUARDO TORROJA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alkali activation; Fly ash; Microstructure; Model

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CURING; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PORTLAND CEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMAL EFFECTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ALKALI ACTIVATION; GEOPOLYMERS; ORDINARY PORTLAND CEMENT (OPC); THERMAL CURING;

FLY ASH;

EID: 19044391373     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2004.08.021     Document Type: Article

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