Use of microorganism to improve the strength of cement mortar

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1980-1983

  Ghosh, P ^a   Mandal, S ^a   Chattopadhyay, B D ^a   Pal, S ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Compressive strength; Microstructure; Mortar; Pore size distribution; SEM

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PORE SIZE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SAND; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CEMENT MORTAR; CEMENT-SAND MORTAR; THERMOPHILIC ANAEROBIC MICROORGANISM;

MORTAR;

EID: 25444485245     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2005.03.005     Document Type: Article

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