Lightweight pozzolanic materials used in mortars: Evaluation of their influence on density, mechanical strength and water absorption

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 114-119

  Torres, Marcos Lanzón ^a   Garcia Ruiz P A ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conductivity; Density; Lightweight materials; Pozzolanic activity; Sorptivity; Strength; Water absorption

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; CEMENTS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GLASS; LIME;

EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE; LIGHT WEIGHT AGGREGATE; LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS; MODIFIED STARCHES; POZZOLANIC ACTIVITY; POZZOLANIC MATERIALS; SORPTIVITY; STRENGTH;

WATER ABSORPTION;

EID: 60249098800     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2008.11.003     Document Type: Article

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