Effect of curing methods on the properties of plain and blended cement concretes

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 308-314

  Al Gahtani, A S ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Compressive strength; Curing; Curing efficiency index; Plain and blended cement concretes; Plastic and drying shrinkage; Pulse velocity

Indexed keywords

CURING EFFICIENCY; DRYING SHRINKAGES; PLAIN AND BLENDED CEMENT CONCRETES; PLAIN AND BLENDED CEMENTS; PULSE VELOCITY;

CEMENTS; COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETES; CURING; DEWATERING; FLY ASH; LIGHT VELOCITY; PLASTICS; SHRINKAGE; SILICA; SILICA FUME;

DRYING;

EID: 73449143446     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2009.08.036     Document Type: Article

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