Supplementary cementitious materials for mitigating degradation of kraft pulp fiber-cement composites

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1531-1543

  Mohr, B J ^a   Biernacki, J J ^a   Kurtis, K E ^b  

^a Tennessee Technological University   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Degradation (C); EDX (B); Fiber reinforcement (E); SEM (B); Supplementary cementitious materials

Indexed keywords

DURABILITY; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FLY ASH; HYDRATED LIME; PORTLAND CEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA FUME; SLAG CEMENT;

CEMENT COMPOSITES; KRAFT PULP FIBER; QUATERNARY BLENDS; SUPPLEMENTARY CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS;

KRAFT PULP;

DURABILITY; FLY ASH; KRAFT PULPING; PORTLAND CEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 34848911623     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2007.08.001     Document Type: Article

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