Performance of cement systems with nano-SiO2 particles produced by using the sol-gel method

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2141, 2010, Pages 10-14

  Flores, I ^a   Sobolev, K ^b   Torres Martinez, L M ^a   Cuellar, E L ^a   Valdez, P L ^a   Zarazua, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

^b University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; MORTAR; SILICA NANOPARTICLES; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS;

ADMIXTURE; CEMENT MORTARS; CEMENT SYSTEM; COMPRESSIVE AND FLEXURAL STRENGTHS; NANO-SIO 2; PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE OF CEMENT; SOL- GEL METHODS; STRENGTH DEVELOPMENT; SUPERPLASTICIZERS;

PORTLAND CEMENT;

EID: 78651330471     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2141-03     Document Type: Article

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