Silicate-, aluminosilicate and calciumsilicate gels for building materials: Chemical and mechanical properties during ageing

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 111-124

  Rüscher, Claus H ^a   Mielcarek, Elzbieta M ^a   Wongpa, Jakrapan ^b   Jaturapitakkul, Chai ^b   Jirasit, Fongjan ^a   Lohaus, Ludger ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Aluminosilicate gels; Geopolymerisation; Mechanical properties; Spectroscopic analysis

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ALUMINOSILICATES; CALCIUM OXIDE; CALCIUM SILICATE; CEMENTS; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETES; FLY ASH; GELS; INFRARED ABSORPTION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORTAR; SILICATE MINERALS; SLAGS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

AGEING OF CEMENT PASTE; ALUMINOSILICATE GELS; ALUMINOSILICATE GLASS; CALCIUM SILICATE HYDRATE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH MEASUREMENTS; GEOPOLYMERISATION; RICE HUSK-BARK ASHES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NETWORKS;

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS;

AGING; ALUMINOSILICATE; CEMENT; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETE; CONDENSATE; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; HARDENING; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MORTAR; POLYMERIZATION; SLAG; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 79954529036     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2010/0022-2070     Document Type: Article

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