Effect of water-cement ratio on abrasive strength, porosity and permeability of nano-silica concrete

World Applied Sciences Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 929-933

  Shamsai, Abolfazl ^a   Peroti, Saber ^b   Rahmani, Kamal ^b   Rahemi, Loghman ^b  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Abrasive strength; Hydraulic conductivity coefficient; Hydraulic structure Nanosilica concrete; Porosity; Water cement ratio

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861957041     PISSN: 18184952     EISSN: 19916426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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