Optimal conditions for producing reactive powder concrete

Magazine of Concrete Research

Volumn 62, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 701-716

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

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS; FRESH CONCRETE; HEATING REGIMES; HONG-KONG; MATERIAL COMPOSITIONS; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; QUARTZ SAND; REACTIVE POWDER CONCRETE; SUPERPLASTICISERS; ULTRAHIGH STRENGTH; WATER CONDITIONS; WATER-TO-BINDER RATIO;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CURING; MATERIALS; OPTIMIZATION; QUARTZ;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 77956913474     PISSN: 00249831     EISSN: 1751763X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/macr.2010.62.10.701     Document Type: Article

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