Investigations about the effect of aggregates on strength and microstructure of geopolymeric mine waste mud binders

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 933-941

  Pacheco Torgal, Fernando ^a   Castro Gomes, João ^b   Jalali, Said ^c  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE CASTELO BRANCO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Binder; Compressive strength; Geopolymeric; Microstructure; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; LIMESTONE; MICROSTRUCTURE; MINES; PORTLAND CEMENT;

GEOPOLYMERIC BINDERS; GEOPOLYMERIC MINE WASTE MUD (GMWM);

AGGREGATES;

EID: 34249341207     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2007.02.006     Document Type: Article

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