Influence of nanosilica and a polycarboxylate ether superplasticizer on the performance of lime mortars

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 12-24

  Fernandez J M ^a   Duran, A ^a   Navarro Blasco, I ^a   Lanas, J ^b   Sirera, R ^a   Alvarez, J I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b Polígono Talluntxe II C/M ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Admixture (D); Lime mortar; Particle size distribution (B); Pozzolan (D); Workability (A)

Indexed keywords

ADMIXTURE (D); FLOW TESTS; FLOWABILITY; LIME MORTARS; LIME PARTICLES; MICROSTRUCTURAL MODIFICATION; NANO-SILICA; POLYCARBOXYLATE ETHERS; SEM OBSERVATION; STERIC HINDRANCES; SUPERPLASTICIZERS; WATER DEMAND; WORKABILITY (A); ZETA POTENTIAL MEASUREMENTS;

AGGLOMERATION; ETHERS; LIME; MORTAR; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PLASTICIZERS; ZETA POTENTIAL;

HYDRATED LIME;

EID: 84870534813     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2012.10.007     Document Type: Article

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