Assessment of pozzolanic activity of different calcined clays

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 319-327

  Tironi, Alejandra ^a   Trezza, Monica A ^a   Scian, Alberto N ^b   Irassar, Edgardo F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Centro de Tecnologia de Recursos Minerales y Ceramica   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Calcined clay; Electrical conductivity test; Frattini test; Kaolinite; Metakaolin; Montmorillonite; Pozzolanic activity; Saturated lime test; Strength activity index

Indexed keywords

CALCINED CLAY; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FRATTINI TEST; METAKAOLINS; POZZOLANIC ACTIVITY; SATURATED LIME TEST; STRENGTH ACTIVITY INDEX;

CALCINATION; CLAY MINERALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRATED LIME; KAOLINITE; LIME;

BENTONITE;

EID: 84874658998     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2013.01.002     Document Type: Article

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