Ultra-green construction: Reactive MgO masonry products

Proceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers: Waste and Resource Management

Volumn 162, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 185-196

  Liska, M ^a   Al Tabbaa, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environment; Materials technology; Strength testing of materials

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATION; GLOBAL WARMING; LIME; MAGNESIA; MATERIALS TESTING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANTHROPOGENIC CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENT; GREEN CONSTRUCTIONS; MASONRY UNITS; MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY; REACTIVE MAGNESIA CEMENT; STRENGTH & TESTING OF MATERIAL; STRENGTH TESTING; WORLDWIDE PRODUCTION; X- RAY DIFFRACTIONS;

PORTLAND CEMENT;

EID: 77952966233     PISSN: 17476526     EISSN: 17476534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/warm.2009.162.4.185     Document Type: Article

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