A new approach to optimisation of paste composition in self-compacting concrete

Indian Concrete Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 11-18

  Nanthagopalan, Prakash ^a   Santhanam, Manu ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Optimisation; Particle packing; Rheology; SCC; Superplasticiser

Indexed keywords

CEMENT PASTE; CHEMICAL ADMIXTURE; EMPIRICAL TEST; ENHANCED PERFORMANCE; FRESH CONCRETE; HIGH-PERFORMANCE CONCRETE; NEW APPROACHES; OPTIMISATIONS; PARTICLE PACKING; PARTICLE PACKINGS; PASTE COMPOSITION; PASTE FORMULATIONS; POLYCARBOXYLATES; PRODUCTION COST; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; SELF COMPACTING CONCRETE; SLUMP FLOW; SLUMP TEST; SUPERPLASTICISERS;

CEMENTS; ELASTICITY; ETHERS; FLY ASH; MINERALS; OPTIMIZATION; PLASTICITY; RHEOLOGY; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; VISCOSITY;

CONCRETE ADDITIVES;

EID: 68549136789     PISSN: 00194565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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