Effects of mix composition and water-cement ratio on the sulfate resistance of blended cements

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 159-167

  Sahmaran, M ^a   Kasap, O ^a   Duru, K ^a   Yaman, I O ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Blended cement; Fly ash; Natural pozzolan; Sulfate attack

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; FLY ASH; MORTAR; SULFATE MINERALS;

BLENDED CEMENTS; NATURAL POZZOLAN; SULFATE ATTACK;

PORTLAND CEMENT;

EID: 33846578351     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2006.11.007     Document Type: Article

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