Diatomaceous earth as a pozzolan in the fabrication of an alkali-activated fine-aggregate limestone concrete

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2828-2836

  Miller, Sean A ^a   Sakulich, Aaron R ^a   Barsoum, Michel W ^a   Jud Sierra, Eva ^a  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C-S-H GEL; DIATOMACEOUS EARTH; EARLY STRENGTH; HYDRAULIC LIME; LIMESTONE AGGREGATES; LIMESTONE CONCRETES; NATURALLY OCCURRING; PORTLANDITE; REACTIVE SILICA; RECARBONATION; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; STRENGTH ENHANCEMENT;

ANODIC OXIDATION; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CALCIUM SILICATE; CEMENTING (SHAFTS); CEMENTS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; GELS; LIME; LIMESTONE; SILICA; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

EID: 77956387403     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2010.03788.x     Document Type: Article

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