Use of nano-silica to reduce setting time and increase early strength of concretes with high volumes of fly ash or slag

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 29, Issue , 2012, Pages 573-580

  Zhang, Min Hong ^a   Islam, Jahidul ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Compressive strength; Fly ash; Heat development; Nano silica; Setting time; Silica fume; Slag

Indexed keywords

CEMENT HYDRATION; CEMENT PASTE; CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS; DORMANT PERIOD; EARLY STRENGTH; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HEAT DEVELOPMENT; HIGH-VOLUME FLY ASH; MEAN PARTICLE SIZE; NANO-SILICA; SETTING TIME; SLAG CONCRETE; SLAG HYDRATION; STRENGTH DEVELOPMENT;

CEMENTS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETES; FLY ASH; HYDRATION; SILICA FUME; SLAGS;

SETTING;

EID: 84055214010     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2011.11.013     Document Type: Article

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