Silica fume in high-quality concrete-a review of mechanism and performance

American Concrete Institute, ACI Special Publication

Volumn SP-242, Issue , 2007, Pages 63-78

  Justnes, H ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Durability; Microstructure; Particle packing; Pozzolanic activity; Silica fume

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONCRETE AGGREGATES; CONCRETE MIXTURES; FLY ASH; HYDRATION; SHRINKAGE; SILICA FUME; SLAGS; SOLVENTS; STEEL CORROSION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ALKALI-AGGREGATE REACTIONS; AUTOGENOUS SHRINKAGE; CEMENTITIOUS SYSTEMS; HEAT OF HYDRATION; HIGH-QUALITY CONCRETE; PARTICLE PACKINGS; POZZOLANIC REACTION; STRENGTH INCREASE;

HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE;

EID: 84866985368     PISSN: 01932527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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