Effect of a high calcite filler addition upon microstructural, mechanical, shrinkage and transport properties of a mortar

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 727-736

  Benachour, Y ^a,b   Davy, C A ^b   Skoczylas, F ^b   Houari, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JIJEL   (Algeria)

^b ECOLE CENTRALE DE LILLE   (France)

^c Universite Mentouri Constantine   (Algeria)

Author keywords

Filler; Mechanical properties; Mixture proportioning; Transport properties; Waste management

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; ELASTIC MODULI; FILLERS; GAS PERMEABILITY; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORTAR; SHRINKAGE; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

CAPILLARY ABSORPTION; KLINKENBERG EFFECT; LIMESTONE ROCK; MIXTURE PROPORTIONING;

CALCITE;

EID: 43049159551     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2008.02.007     Document Type: Article

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