Strength and durability effect of modified zeolite additive on concrete properties

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 749-757

  Ikotun, B D ^a   Ekolu, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Compressive strength; Fly ash; Modified zeolite additive; Permeability; Sorptivity; Split tensile strength; Workability

Indexed keywords

CEMENTITIOUS SYSTEMS; CONCRETE PROPERTIES; CONCRETE SAMPLES; CONCRETE STRENGTH; MODIFIED ZEOLITE; OXYGEN PERMEABILITY; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY TESTS; POZZOLANIC EFFECT; SOIL STABILIZATION; SORPTIVITY;

CAPILLARITY; DURABILITY; FLY ASH; OXYGEN; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL TESTING; STABILITY; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

EID: 77349107646     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2009.10.033     Document Type: Article

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