Compressive strength and microstructural characteristics of class C fly ash geopolymer

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 142-147

  Guo, Xiaolu ^a   Shi, Huisheng ^a   Dick, Warren A ^b  

^a Tongji University   (China)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Class C fly ash; Compressive strength; Geopolymer; Microstructural characteristics

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC STRETCHING; BENDING BAND; CALCIUM SILICATE HYDRATE; CLASS C FLY ASH; CLASS C FLY ASHES; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; GEOPOLYMERS; GISMONDINE; MASS PROPORTION; MICROSTRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; MIXED ALKALI; MOLAR RATIO; SEM; SODIUM HYDROXIDES; SODIUM SILICATE SOLUTIONS; XRD; XRD PATTERNS;

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; CURING; CYCLIC LOADS; FEEDBACK AMPLIFIERS; FLY ASH; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GELS; HYDRATES; INORGANIC POLYMERS; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SODIUM; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; ZEOLITES;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

EID: 72949100998     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2009.11.003     Document Type: Article

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