Effect of binder content on the performance of alkali-activated slag concretes

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-8

  Bernal, Susan A ^a   Mejía De Gutiérrez, Ruby ^a   Pedraza, Alba L ^a   Provis, John L ^b   Rodriguez, Erich D ^a,c   Delvasto, Silvio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alkali activated cement (D); Capillary sorptivity; Carbonation (C); Mechanical properties (C); Mixture proportioning (A)

Indexed keywords

ALKALI SILICATES; ALKALI-ACTIVATED CEMENT; ALKALI-ACTIVATED CONCRETES; BINDER CONTENT; CAPILLARY SORPTIVITY; CARBONATION RESISTANCE; DURABILITY PERFORMANCE; FRESH CONCRETE; GROUND GRANULATED BLAST FURNACE SLAG; MECHANICAL STRENGTH; MIX DESIGNS; MIXTURE PROPORTIONING (A); PERFORMANCE PENALTIES; PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETES; SLAG CONCRETE; WATER SORPTION;

BINDERS; BLAST FURNACES; BLOOD VESSELS; CARBONATION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETES; DURABILITY; FURNACES; METAL REFINERIES; METALLURGICAL FURNACES; PORTLAND CEMENT; SILICATES; SLAGS; SORPTION;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 78649247009     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2010.08.017     Document Type: Article

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