Influence of nano-SiO2 addition on microstructure and mechanical properties of cement mortars for ferrocement

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2141, 2010, Pages 15-20

  Hosseini, P ^a   Booshehrian, A ^a   Farshchi, S ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORTAR; NANOPARTICLES; PORTLAND CEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA;

BUILDINGS MATERIALS; CEMENT MORTARS; CEMENT-BASED; INTERFACIAL TRANSITION ZONE; MICROSTRUCTURES AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANO SILICA; NANO-SIO 2; NOVEL FUNCTIONS; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PROPERTY;

REINFORCED CONCRETE;

EID: 78651307313     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2141-04     Document Type: Article

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