Comparative assessment of medium-term properties and performance of fly ash and metakaolin geopolymer systems

Journal of the Australian Ceramic Society

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 131-137

  Brown, Trevor J ^a   Sagoe Crentsil, K K ^a   Taylor, A H ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Binder; Compressive strength (C); Concrete (E); Fly ash (D); Inorganic polymer (D); Metakaolin (D)

Indexed keywords

BINDERS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FLY ASH; INORGANIC POLYMERS; KAOLIN; MINERALOGY; PHASE STABILITY; PORTLAND CEMENT; SOLID SOLUTIONS;

GEOPOLYMER; METAKAOLIN; SODIUM POTASSIUM ALUMINIUM SILICATE;

CONCRETES;

EID: 39449091057     PISSN: 0004881X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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