Evaluation of concrete made with crushed limestone aggregate based on ultrasonic pulse velocity

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1225-1231

  Solís Carcaño, Rómel ^a   Moreno, Eric I ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Compressive strength; Concrete aggregates; Limestone; Quarries; Regression models; Ultrasonic pulse velocity

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETE AGGREGATES; LIMESTONE; QUARRIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CALIBRATION CURVES; CONCRETE QUALITY; LIMESTONE AGGREGATES; ULTRASONIC PULSE VELOCITY;

ULTRASONIC VELOCITY;

EID: 40949104769     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2007.01.014     Document Type: Article

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