Properties of lightweight concrete

Advanced Concrete Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 3-29

  Newman, John ^a   Owens, Phil ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Rosebank   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; CONCRETES; MARINE APPLICATIONS; PORTLAND CEMENT; SLAGS; THERMAL INSULATION;

CEMENT-BASED MATRICES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CLOSED STRUCTURES; COARSE AGGREGATES; DENSE MATRICES; FLOATING STRUCTURES; LIGHT WEIGHT AGGREGATE; LIGHT-WEIGHT AGGREGATE CONCRETE;

LIGHT WEIGHT CONCRETE;

EID: 79960046770     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-075065686-3/50288-3     Document Type: Chapter

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