Transport properties of high-volume fly ash concrete: Capillary water sorption, water sorption under vacuum and gas permeability

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 749-756

  Van Den Heede, P ^a   Gruyaert, E ^a   De Belie, N ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Concrete mix design; Durability; Porosity; Pozzolans; Transport properties

Indexed keywords

BINDER CONTENT; CAPILLARY WATER; CONCRETE MIX DESIGN; CONCRETE MIXTURE; FLY ASH MIXTURES; HIGH-VOLUME FLY ASH; LOSS ON IGNITION; WATER SORPTION; WATER-TO-BINDER RATIO; WETTING AND DRYING;

BINDERS; BLOOD VESSELS; BRIDGE DECKS; CONCRETE MIXERS; DURABILITY; FLY ASH; MIXTURES; POZZOLAN; SORPTION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; VACUUM;

GAS PERMEABILITY;

EID: 77957338106     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2010.08.006     Document Type: Article

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