Measuring the change in ultrasonic p-wave energy transmitted in fresh mortar with additives to monitor the setting

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 868-875

  Robeyst, Nicolas ^a   Grosse, Christian U ^b   De Belie, Nele ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Admixture (D); Fly ash (D); Fresh concrete (A); Granulated blast furnace slag (D); Ultrasonic

Indexed keywords

ADMIXTURE (D); AIR CONTENT; BLAST FURNACE SLAGS; ENERGY MEASUREMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM; FRESH CONCRETE (A); GRANULATED BLAST-FURNACE SLAG (D); ORDINARY PORTLAND CEMENT; RELATIVE ENERGIES; STRENGTH CLASS; ULTRASONIC ENERGY; ULTRASONIC METHODS; WAVE ENERGY; WAVE VELOCITY;

CEMENT MANUFACTURE; ELECTRIC POWER MEASUREMENT; FLY ASH; FURNACES; INSTRUMENTS; MORTAR; PORTLAND CEMENT; SETTING; SLAGS; ULTRASONICS; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION; WAVE TRANSMISSION;

ULTRASONIC TESTING;

EID: 69249214025     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2009.06.016     Document Type: Article

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