The effect of activator concentration on the residual strength of alkali-activated fly ash pastes subjected to thermal load

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 3098-3107

  Rashad, Alaa M ^a   Zeedan, Sayieda R ^a  

^a Utilities and Urban Communities   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Activated fly ash; Activator concentrations; Elevated temperature; pH value; Residual compressive strength; Thermal shock resistance

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED FLY ASH; ACTIVATOR CONCENTRATION; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; PH VALUE; RESIDUAL COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; THERMAL SHOCK RESISTANCE;

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; FLY ASH; PH; PORTLAND CEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICATES; SODIUM; THERMAL SHOCK; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

EID: 79953214872     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2010.12.044     Document Type: Article

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