A case history: Effect of moisture on the setting behaviour of a Portland cement reacting with an alkali-free accelerator

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 856-865

  Maltese, C ^a   Pistolesi, C ^a   Bravo, A ^a   Cella, F ^a   Cerulli, T ^a   Salvioni, D ^a  

^a Mapei SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hemihydrate; Accelerators; Alkali free; Shotcrete; Sulphates

Indexed keywords

CONCRETES; EXCAVATION; HYDRATES; HYDRATION; MOISTURE; NOZZLES; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS;

FLASH SETTING ACCELERATORS; HEMIHYDRATES; SHOTCRETE; TUNNEL EXCAVATION;

PORTLAND CEMENT;

EID: 34249667748     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2007.02.020     Document Type: Article

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