Influence of nucleation seeding on the hydration kinetics and compressive strength of alkali activated slag paste

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 842-846

  Hubler, Mija H ^a   Thomas, Jeffrey J ^b   Jennings, Hamlin M ^c  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b SCHLUMBERGER DOLL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkali activated cement (D); Compressive strength (C); Granulated blast furnace slag (D); Kinetics (A)

Indexed keywords

ALKALI ACTIVATED CEMENTS; ALKALI ACTIVATED SLAGS; AUTOGENOUS SHRINKAGE; CALCIUM SILICATE HYDRATE; CURING METHODS; DIFFERENTIAL STRESS; GRANULATED BLAST-FURNACE SLAGS; HYDRATION KINETICS; HYDRATION RATE; ISOTHERMAL CALORIMETRY; NUCLEATION AND GROWTH; PORTLAND CEMENT PASTE; SEALED CURING; SEEDING EFFECTS; STRENGTH DEVELOPMENT; TRICALCIUM SILICATE;

CALCIUM SILICATE; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); CURING; EXPERIMENTS; HYDRATES; HYDRATION; NUCLEATION; PORTLAND CEMENT; SEED; SILICATE MINERALS; SLAGS;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

EID: 79957543028     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2011.04.002     Document Type: Article

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