Studying the production process and mechanical properties of reactive powder concrete: A Hong Kong study

Magazine of Concrete Research

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 647-654

  Ng, K M ^a   Tam, C M ^a   Tam, V W Y ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE CONCRETE; CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS; COARSE AGGREGATES; CRUSHED QUARTZ; HIGH-PERFORMANCE CONCRETE; HONG-KONG; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; LOW WATER; PLASTICISERS; PRODUCTION PROCESS; QUARTZ SAND; REACTIVE POWDER CONCRETE; SPLITTING TENSILE STRENGTH; STATIC MODULUS; STRENGTH DEVELOPMENT; ULTRA-HIGH PERFORMANCE; WATER-TO-BINDER RATIO; XONOTLITE;

AGGLOMERATION; BINDERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLASTICIZERS; PORTLAND CEMENT; QUARTZ; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA; SILICA FUME; TENSILE STRENGTH;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

EID: 77956488684     PISSN: 00249831     EISSN: 1751763X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/macr.9.00063     Document Type: Article

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