Influence of lightweight aggregate on the microstructure and durability of mortar

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1368-1376

  Elsharief, Amir ^a   Cohen, Menashi D ^b   Olek, Jan ^b  

^a BRADLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregate; Durability; Interfacial transition zone; SEM; Sulfate attack

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE PASTES; DURABILITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORTAR; POROSITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

INTERFACIAL TRANSITION ZONE; LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATES; SORPTIVITY; SULFATE ATTACK;

AGGREGATES;

EID: 19744366140     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2004.07.011     Document Type: Article

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