Effect of expanded perlite on the mechanical properties and thermal conductivity of lightweight concrete

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 43, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 671-676

  Sengul, Ozkan ^a   Azizi, Senem ^a   Karaosmanoglu, Filiz ^a   Tasdemir, Mehmet Ali ^a  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Compressive strength; Expanded perlite; Lightweight concrete; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

EXPANDED PERLITE; EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM; MODULUS OF ELASTICITY; NATURAL AGGREGATE; SORPTIVITY; TEST RESULTS; UNIT WEIGHT; WATER-TO-CEMENT RATIOS;

ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MIXTURES; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; WATER ABSORPTION;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

EID: 78651448661     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2010.11.008     Document Type: Article

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