Comparative study of the effects of microsilica and nanosilica in concrete

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2141, 2010, Pages 6-9

  Mondal, Paramita ^a   Shah, Surendra P ^b   Marks, Laurence D ^b   Gaitero, Juan J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TECNALIA RESEARCH AND INNOVATION   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM SILICATE; CEMENTS; CONCRETES; DURABILITY; HYDRATED LIME; LIME; NANOINDENTATION; SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY; SILICA FUME; SILICATE MINERALS; STIFFNESS;

CEMENT PASTE; COMPARATIVES STUDIES; DURABILITY OF CONCRETES; HIGH STIFFNESS; MINERAL ADMIXTURES; NANO INDENTATION; NANO SILICA; SCANNING-PROBE MICROSCOPY; SILICATE HYDRATES; STRENGTH OF CONCRETE;

NANOSTRUCTURES;

EID: 78651289494     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2141-02     Document Type: Article

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