Correlation of strength, rubber content, and water to cement ratio in rubberized concrete

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1075-1081

  Ghaly, Ashraf M ^a   Cahill IV, James D ^b  

^a UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Compressive strength; Concrete; Crumb rubber; Rubberized concrete

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION TESTING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; CONCRETE AGGREGATES; CORRELATION METHODS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); RUBBER;

CONCRETE MIXTURES; RUBBERIZED CONCRETE; WATER-TO-CEMENT RATIO;

CONCRETES;

COMPRESSION TESTING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; CONCRETE AGGREGATES; CONCRETES; CORRELATION METHODS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); RUBBER;

CIVIL ENGINEERING;

EID: 32944475335     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/l05-063     Document Type: Article

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