The effect of aggregate absorption on pore area at interfacial zone of lightweight concrete

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 623-628

  Lo, Tommy Y ^a   Cui, H Z ^a   Tang, W C ^a   Leung, W M ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Interfacial zone; Lightweight aggregate concrete; Pore distribution; Water absorption

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIGHT WEIGHT CONCRETE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PORE SIZE; WATER ABSORPTION;

CEMENT PASTE; CLAY AGGREGATES; INTERFACIAL ZONE;

AGGREGATES;

EID: 38749132335     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2006.10.011     Document Type: Article

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