The effect of the mineralogy of coarse aggregate on the mechanical properties of high-strength concrete

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 499-503

  Al Oraimi, S K ^a   Taha, R ^a   Hassan, H F ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Compressive strength; Flexural strength; High strength concrete; Mineralogy coarse aggregate; Silica fume; Splitting strength

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MINERALOGY; SILICA;

HIGH-STRENGTH CONCRETES; MINERALOGY COARSE AGGREGATE; SILICA FUME; SPLITTING STRENGTH;

CONCRETE AGGREGATES;

EID: 33645164417     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2004.12.005     Document Type: Article

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