Estimation of water absorbed by expanding clay aggregates during structural lightweight concrete production

Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1565-1576

  Bogas, J Alexandre ^a   Gomes, Augusto ^a   Gomes, M Glória ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Lightweight aggregate; Lightweight concrete; Water absorption; Water content

Indexed keywords

CLAY AGGREGATES; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; KEY PARAMETERS; LIGHT WEIGHT AGGREGATE; LIGHT-WEIGHT AGGREGATE CONCRETE; NEW PARAMETERS; SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS;

AGGLOMERATION; CONCRETE AGGREGATES; LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE; MICROSTRUCTURE; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER CONTENT;

AGGREGATES;

EID: 84865350202     PISSN: 13595997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1617/s11527-012-9857-7     Document Type: Article

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