Enhancing the performance of pre-cast concrete blocks by incorporating waste glass - ASR consideration

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 616-625

  Lam, Chi Sing ^a   Poon, Chi Sun ^a   Chan, Dixon ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

ASR; Concrete paving blocks; Recycled aggregates; Recycled glass

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE PAVEMENTS; GLASS; PRECAST CONCRETE; RECYCLING; WASTE UTILIZATION; WATER ABSORPTION;

ALKALI SILICA REACTION (ASR); CONCRETE PAVING BLOCKS; RECYCLED AGGREGATES; RECYCLED GLASS;

CONCRETE BLOCKS;

EID: 34547145293     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2007.03.008     Document Type: Article

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