The effect of Persian Gulf tidal zone exposure on durability of mixes containing silica fume and blast furnace slag

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 644-652

  Ganjian, Eshmaiel ^a   Pouya, Homayoon Sadeghi ^a  

^a Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blast furnace slag; Cement replacement materials; Concrete deterioration; Concrete durability; Marine conditions

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BLAST FURNACE PRACTICE; BLAST FURNACES; CEMENT MANUFACTURE; CEMENTS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CURING; DEWATERING; DURABILITY; EXPLOSIVES; FLOW OF GASES; FLOW OF WATER; FURNACES; GAS BURNERS; IRON ORE TREATMENT; METAL REFINERIES; METALLURGICAL FURNACES; OXIDES; PORTLAND CEMENT; POTABLE WATER; SEAWATER; SILICA; SILICA FUME; SLAGS; WATER ABSORPTION; WETTING;

BLAST FURNACE SLAG; CEMENT REPLACEMENT MATERIALS; CONCRETE DETERIORATION; CONCRETE DURABILITY; MARINE CONDITIONS;

CONCRETES;

EID: 54349102577     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2008.02.009     Document Type: Article

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