Unsaturated capillary flow within alkali activated slag concrete

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 565-570

  Collins, Frank ^a   Sanjayan, Jay ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Binders; Concrete durability; Material tests; Materials; Porous media; Slag; Unsaturated flow

Indexed keywords

BLAST FURNACES; CEMENT MANUFACTURE; CEMENTS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CURING; DEWATERING; DRYING; FURNACES; LEAD; METAL REFINERIES; METALLURGICAL FURNACES; MOISTURE; NONMETALS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OXYGEN; PORTLAND CEMENT; REINFORCEMENT; SLAGS; STEEL; SURFACE REACTIONS;

BINDERS; BLAST FURNACE SLAG; CATHODIC REACTIONS; CONCRETE DURABILITY; CONCRETE SURFACES; CONVECTIVE EFFECTS; DRYING EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; MARINE ENVIRONMENTS; MATERIAL TESTS; MATERIALS; MOISTURE GRADIENTS; ORDINARY PORTLAND CEMENTS; POROUS MEDIA; PORTLAND; SLAG; SLAG CONCRETE; SPLASH ZONE; STEEL REINFORCEMENT CORROSION; STEEL REINFORCEMENTS; SURFACE CONCENTRATIONS; SURFACE ZONES; UNSATURATED FLOW;

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION;

CAPILLARITY; CEMENT; CONCRETE; DURABILITY; POROUS MEDIUM; SLAG; UNSATURATED FLOW;

EID: 50049083236     PISSN: 08991561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0899-1561(2008)20:9(565)     Document Type: Article

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