Utilization of silica fume in concrete: Review of hardened properties

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 923-932

  Siddique, Rafat ^a  

^a THAPAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Compressive strength; Concrete; Creep; Flexural strength; Porosity; Shrinkage; Silica fume; Splitting tensile strength; Workability

Indexed keywords

DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS; FERROSILICON INDUSTRY; HARDENED PROPERTIES; HAZARDOUS EFFECTS; HIGH-STRENGTH HIGH-PERFORMANCE CONCRETES; INDUSTRIAL BY-PRODUCTS; REACTION MECHANISM; SMELTING PROCESS; SPLITTING TENSILE STRENGTH; WORKABILITY;

BENDING STRENGTH; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CREEP; INDUSTRY; SHRINKAGE; SILICON STEEL; SMELTING; TENSILE STRENGTH;

SILICA FUME;

CONCRETE; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; SILICON DIOXIDE FUME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETE; CREEP; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POROSITY; SHRINKAGE; SILICA; SMELTING; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL REACTION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MATERIAL STATE; MATERIALS TESTING; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POROSITY; REVIEW; TENSILE STRENGTH; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 79960969622     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2011.06.012     Document Type: Review

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