Microstructure, physical and mechanical properties of mortar-rubber aggregates mixtures

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2715-2722

  Turki, M ^a   Bretagne, E ^b   Rouis, M J ^a   Queneudec M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PICARDIE JULES VERNE   (France)

^c Département Génie Electrique et Informatique Industrielle   (France)

Author keywords

Interfacial transition zone; Mechanical properties; Microstructure; Mortar; Rubber aggregates

Indexed keywords

CEMENT COMPOSITES; CONSTANT TEMPERATURES; ENERGY-DISPERSIVE X-RAYS; HYDRATION PRODUCTS; INTERFACIAL TRANSITION ZONE; MATRIX POROSITIES; MATRIXES; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SEM; VOLUME RATIOS; WORK FOCUS; X- RAY DIFFRACTIONS;

AGGREGATES; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; HYDRATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORTAR; PLASTER; RUBBER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 67349288504     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2008.12.019     Document Type: Article

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