Investigation of properties of low-strength lightweight concrete for thermal insulation

Building and Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 584-590

  Ünal, Osman ^a   Uygunoǧlu, Tayfun ^a   Yildiz, Ahmet ^a  

^a AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diatomite; Lightweight aggregate; Lightweight concrete; Thermal insulating

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETE AGGREGATES; CONCRETE BLOCKS; CONCRETE MIXING; DENSITY CONTROL (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); POROSITY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL INSULATION; ULTRASONIC VELOCITY;

BULK DENSITY; DIATOMITE; WATER/CEMENT RATIO;

LIGHT WEIGHT CONCRETE;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETE AGGREGATES; CONCRETE BLOCKS; CONCRETE MIXING; DENSITY CONTROL (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); LIGHT WEIGHT CONCRETE; POROSITY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL INSULATION; ULTRASONIC VELOCITY;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETE; DIATOMITE; INSULATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; POROSITY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 33748919473     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2005.09.024     Document Type: Article

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