Geopolymer and Portland cement concretes in simulated fire

Magazine of Concrete Research

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 163-173

  Zhao, R ^a   Sanjayan, J G ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ALTERNATIVES; EXPOSURE TESTS; FIRE EXPOSURES; FIRE TESTS; FIRE-RESISTANT PROPERTIES; GEOPOLYMER CONCRETE; GEOPOLYMER MATRIX; HIGH-STRENGTH; INTERNAL PORES; PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETES; RAPID TEMPERATURE; SIMULATED FIRE; SORPTIVITY; SPALLING RESISTANCE; STANDARD CURVES; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; WATER VAPOUR;

CONCRETES; FIREPROOFING; FIRES; FIRING (OF MATERIALS); FLAMMABILITY TESTING; GEOPOLYMERS; INORGANIC POLYMERS; PORTLAND CEMENT; SORPTION; SPALLING; TESTING;

FIRE RESISTANCE;

EID: 79951899667     PISSN: 00249831     EISSN: 1751763X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/macr.9.00110     Document Type: Article

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