Effect of sonication on the reactivity of silica fume in Portland cement mortars

Advances in Cement Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-31

  Martinez Velandia D ^a   Paya J ^a   Monzo J ^a   Borrachero, M V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; DEAGGLOMERATION; FINE PARTICLES; HIGH REACTIVITY; HIGH-PERFORMANCE CONCRETE; MECHANICAL STRENGTH; POWER LEVELS; POZZOLANIC MATERIALS; POZZOLANIC REACTIVITY; SUBMICROMETRIC PARTICLE; ULTRASOUND PROBES;

HYDRATED LIME; LIME; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MORTAR; PORTLAND CEMENT; SILICA; SILICA FUME;

SONICATION;

EID: 79951498781     PISSN: 09517197     EISSN: 17517605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/adcr.8.00027     Document Type: Article

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