Lightweight concretes of activated metakaolin-fly ash binders, with blast furnace slag aggregates

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1166-1175

  Arellano Aguilar, R ^a   Burciaga Diaz O ^a   Escalante Garcia J I ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Blastfurnace slag; Fly ash; Geopolymers; Lightweight concrete; Metakaolin; Strength

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM POWDER; BLAST FURNACE SLAGS; BLASTFURNACE SLAG; CEMENTITIOUS MATRICES; COMPRESSIVE AND FLEXURAL STRENGTHS; GEOPOLYMERS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LIGHT WEIGHT AGGREGATE; METAKAOLINS; POSITIVE EFFECTS; SODIUM SILICATE; STRENGTH DEVELOPMENT;

AGGREGATES; BLAST FURNACES; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETES; CURING; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FLY ASH; FURNACES; GAS BURNERS; INORGANIC POLYMERS; METAL REFINERIES; METALLURGICAL FURNACES; REACTION PRODUCTS; SILICATES; SLAGS; SODIUM; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BINDERS;

EID: 77950338460     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2009.12.024     Document Type: Article

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