Nanotechnology and concrete concepts and approach

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2142, 2010, Pages 127-129

  Porro, Antonio ^a,b   Dolado, Jorge S ^a   Gaitero, Juan J ^a   Manzano, Hegoi ^a  

^a TECNALIA RESEARCH AND INNOVATION   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM SILICATE; SELF ASSEMBLY; SILICATE MINERALS;

BASIC BUILDING BLOCK; BASIC UNITS; BUILDING UNITS; CEMENT BASED MATERIAL; CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS; CEMENTITIOUS MATRICES; CHEMICAL SPECIES; CONCRETE CONCEPTS; NANOMETRICS; NANOTECHNOLOGY CONCEPT;

CEMENTS;

EID: 78651283140     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2142-19     Document Type: Article

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