Effects of thermal and mechanical activation methods on compressive strength of ordinary Portland cement-slag mortar

Materials and Design

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 984-995

  Sajedi, Fathollah ^a   Razak, Hashim Abdul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION METHOD; ACTIVATION TECHNIQUES; CURING REGIMES; EARLY STRENGTH; GROUND GRANULATED BLAST FURNACE SLAG; MECHANICAL ACTIVATION; ORDINARY PORTLAND CEMENT; STRENGTH LOSS;

CURING; MORTAR; PORTLAND CEMENT; REACTOR CORES; SLAGS;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

EID: 77958470892     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2010.08.038     Document Type: Article

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