Durability of alkali-activated binders: A clear advantage over Portland cement or an unproven issue?

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 30, Issue , 2012, Pages 400-405

  Pacheco Torgal, F ^a   Abdollahnejad, Z ^a   Camoes A F ^a   Jamshidi, M ^b   Ding, Y ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Alkali activated binders; Durability; Eco efficiency; Efflorescences; Ordinary Portland cement

Indexed keywords

ACID ATTACK; ALKALI ACTIVATION; ALKALI-ACTIVATED BINDER; ALKALI-SILICA REACTION; CHEMICAL PROCESS; CORROSION OF STEEL; ECO-EFFICIENCY; FREEZE-THAW; HIGH POTENTIAL; HIGH TEMPERATURE; ORDINARY PORTLAND CEMENT;

ACID RESISTANCE; DRYING; DURABILITY; EFFLORESCENCE; FIRE RESISTANCE; MATERIALS HANDLING; POLYCONDENSATION; PORTLAND CEMENT; SILICA; SILICATES; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

BINDERS;

EID: 84855173296     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2011.12.017     Document Type: Review

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