Assessment of Thixotropy of Self-Consolidating Concrete and Concrete-Equivalent-Mortar - Effect of Binder Composition and Content

ACI Materials Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 400-408

  Assaad, Joseph ^a   Khayat, Kamal H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cement; Concrete; Friction; Mortar; Thixotropy

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE EQUIVALENT MORTAR (CEM); PSEUDOPLASTICITY; SELF-CONSOLIDATING CONCRETE (SCC); THIXOTROPY;

AGGREGATES; BINDERS; CEMENTS; CHEMICAL BONDS; FRICTION; MORTAR; PLASTICITY TESTING; SHEAR STRENGTH;

CONCRETES;

EID: 7544226116     PISSN: 0889325X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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