A comparative study on the performance of sands rich and poor in fines in self-compacting concrete

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 646-654

  Felekoǧlu, Burak ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Admixture; Compressive strength; Concrete; Workability

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETES; FILLERS; LIMESTONE; MICROSTRUCTURE; POZZOLAN;

ADMIXTURE; SELF-COMPACTING CONCRETE (SCC); SILT POWDER; VISCOUS MATRIX; WORKABILITY;

SAND;

EID: 38749150622     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2006.10.007     Document Type: Article

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