Homogenization model examining the effect of nanosilica on concrete strength and stiffness

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2141, 2010, Pages 28-35

  Kim, Jung J ^a   Fan, Tai ^a   Taha, Mahmoud Reda ^a  

^a University of New Mexico   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CONSTITUTIVE MODELS; HOMOGENIZATION METHOD; HYDRATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUMERICAL METHODS; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

CEMENT PASTE; COMPOSITE CEMENTS; COMPOSITES MATERIAL; FOUR-PHASE; NANO SILICA; PHASE I; PHASE II; REPRESENTATIVE VOLUME ELEMENTS; STRENGTH AND STIFFNESS; STRESS/STRAIN CURVES;

STRESS-STRAIN CURVES;

EID: 78651323563     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2141-06     Document Type: Article

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