Effects of the molecular architecture of comb-shaped superplasticizers on their performance in cementitious systems

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 251-262

  Winnefeld, Frank ^a   Becker, Stefan ^b   Pakusch, Joachim ^b   Götz, Thomas ^b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Calorimetry; Cement; Concrete; Polycarboxylate; Rheology; Superplasticizers

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; HYDRATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYCARBONATES; POLYETHERS;

CEMENT PASTES; CEMENTITIOUS SYSTEMS; COMB-SHAPED SUPERPLASTICIZERS; WATER REDUCTION;

SUPERPLASTICITY;

EID: 33947095536     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2006.12.006     Document Type: Article

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