Production of low cost self compacting concrete using bagasse ash

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 703-712

  Akram, Tayyeb ^a   Memon, Shazim Ali ^a   Obaid, Humayun ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Bagasse; Bagasse ash; Compressive strength; Self compacting concrete; Sugarcane

Indexed keywords

BAGASSE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONCRETE MIXERS; CONCRETE PRODUCTS; COST ACCOUNTING; COSTS; ICE; POWDERS; RANGE FINDING; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; WATER CONTENT;

ALL OVER THE WORLDS; BUILDING PRODUCTS; CONVENTIONAL CONCRETES; COST ANALYSES; EUROPEAN FEDERATIONS; EVALUATING; FLOW TIMES; FLOWABILITY; LOW COSTS; MODIFYING AGENTS; RANGING; RELATIVE COSTS; SELF COMPACTING CONCRETE; SELF-COMPACTING CONCRETES; SUGARCANE; SUPERPLASTICIZER; SUPPLY COSTS; TEST RESULTS; TRADE ASSOCIATIONS; WATER/BINDER RATIOS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 54349110637     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2008.02.012     Document Type: Article

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