Metakaolin as an extender in South African cement

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 619-623

  Potgieter Vermaak, S S ^a   Potgieter, J H ^b  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Kaolin; Portland cements; South Africa; Thermal factors

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; KAOLIN; MORTAR; PORTLAND CEMENT;

METAKAOLIN; THERMAL ACTIVATION; THERMAL FACTORS;

POZZOLAN;

CEMENT; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; KAOLIN; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 33746165494     PISSN: 08991561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0899-1561(2006)18:4(619)     Document Type: Article

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