A method to determine water retainability of porous fine aggregate for design and quality control of fresh concrete

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1322-1334

  Kasemchaisiri, R ^a   Tangtermsirikul, S ^a  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Absorption; Fresh concrete; Porous fine aggregate; Test method; Water retainability

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ACCELERATION; ADSORPTION; MIXTURES; POROUS MATERIALS; QUALITY CONTROL;

FRESH CONCRETES; POROUS FINE AGGREGATES; TEST METHODS; WATER RETAINABILITY;

AGGREGATES;

EID: 33846833996     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2006.01.009     Document Type: Article

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