Effect of curing temperature on the development of hard structure of metakaolin-based geopolymer

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1176-1183

  Rovnaník, Pavel ^a  

^a BRNO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Curing temperature; Geopolymer; Mechanical properties; Metakaolin; Porosimetry

Indexed keywords

CURING TEMPERATURE; GEOPOLYMER; GEOPOLYMERS; METAKAOLINS; POROSIMETRY;

CURING; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INORGANIC POLYMERS; MERCURY (METAL); MICROSTRUCTURE;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 77950339746     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2009.12.023     Document Type: Article

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