Microbial activity on the microstructure of bacteria modified mortar

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 93-98

  Ghosh, S ^a   Biswas, M ^a   Chattopadhyay, B D ^a   Mandal, S ^a  

^a JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Concrete; Image analysis; Microstructure; Mortar matrix

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; GELATION; HOT SPRINGS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LEACHING; MICROSTRUCTURE; PLASTER; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICATES; X RAY ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA; CEMENT-SAND MORTARS; CONCRETE; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ELECTRON PROBES; ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING; EPMA; GEHLENITE; MATRIXES; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROSTRUCTURE ANALYSIS; MORTAR MATRIX; NOVEL PROTEINS; UNIFORM DISTRIBUTIONS; X-RAY DIFFRACTIONS;

MORTAR;

EID: 60049095944     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2009.01.001     Document Type: Article

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