Properties of fly ash geopolymer concrete designed by Taguchi method

Materials and Design

Volumn 36, Issue , 2012, Pages 191-198

  Olivia, Monita ^a   Nikraz, Hamid ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

A. Concrete; E. Corrosion; Mechanical

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE SOLUTIONS; CORROSION ACTIVITY; CURING METHODS; DRYING SHRINKAGES; GEOPOLYMER; GEOPOLYMER CONCRETE; HALF-CELL POTENTIAL; MECHANICAL; OPC CONCRETES; OPTIMAL MIXES; OPTIMAL MIXTURES; ORDINARY PORTLAND CEMENT; SEAWATER ENVIRONMENT; SODIUM HYDROXIDES; SODIUM SILICATE; WEIGHT LOSS; WETTING-DRYING;

CORROSION; CURING; ELASTICITY; FLY ASH; GEOPOLYMERS; INORGANIC POLYMERS; MIXTURES; OPTIMIZATION; SEAWATER; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SODIUM; TAGUCHI METHODS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CONCRETE MIXTURES;

EID: 82355161272     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2011.10.036     Document Type: Article

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