Optimization of properties of fly ash aggregates for high-strength lightweight concrete production

Materials and Design

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 3586-3593

  Kockal, Niyazi Ugur ^a   Ozturan, Turan ^b  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDER CONTENT; DESIGN MATRIX; DESIGN-EXPERT; DEVELOPED MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; FLY ASH AGGREGATES; FLY ASH CONCRETES; HIGH-STRENGTH; HISTORICAL DATA; INPUT PARAMETER; OPTIMIZATION CAPABILITIES; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; SINTERING CONDITION; SINTERING PARAMETERS; SINTERING PROCESS; SPECIFIC GRAVITY;

AGGLOMERATION; BINDERS; CONCRETE AGGREGATES; DESIGN; FLY ASH; SINTERING; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER CONTENT;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 79953162277     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2011.02.028     Document Type: Article

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