Effect of w/c ratio on air-void system of foamed concrete and their influence on mechanical properties

Magazine of Concrete Research

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 583-595

  Wee, Tiong Huan ^a   Daneti, Saradhi Babu ^a   Tamilselvan, Thangayah ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CONTENT; AIR-VOID SYSTEMS; BLENDED CEMENT; CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS; EFFECT OF WATER; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; FOAMED CONCRETE; GROUND GRANULATED BLAST FURNACE SLAG; HIGH STRENGTH; ORDINARY PORTLAND CEMENT; SPACING FACTOR; W/C RATIO;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PORTLAND CEMENT; SLAGS; WATER CONTENT;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 80051750836     PISSN: 00249831     EISSN: 1751763X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/macr.2011.63.8.583     Document Type: Article

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