Influence of physical and geometrical properties of granite and limestone aggregates on the durability of a C20/25 strength class concrete

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1079-1088

  Pacheco Torgal, F ^a   Castro Gomes, J P ^b  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE CASTELO BRANCO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Absorption; Aggregate; Concrete; Durability; Permeability

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETES; DURABILITY; LIMESTONE; WATER ABSORPTION; WEATHERING;

PERMEABILITY; ROCK DETERIORATION STATE; UNIAXIAL COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

GRANITE;

EID: 33745183543     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2005.01.063     Document Type: Article

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