Beneficial role of nanosilica in cement based materials - A review

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 47, Issue , 2013, Pages 1069-1077

  Singh, L P ^a   Karade, S R ^a   Bhattacharyya, S K ^a   Yousuf, M M ^a   Ahalawat, S ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL BUILDING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Microstructure; Nano engineered concrete; Silica nanoparticles; UHPC

Indexed keywords

CEMENT BASED MATERIAL; CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS; CEMENTITIOUS SYSTEMS; CONSTRUCTION SECTORS; HYDRATION MECHANISMS; MICROSTRUCTURE REFINEMENT; SILICA NANOPARTICLES; UHPC;

CONCRETES; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; HYDRATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

DURABILITY;

EID: 84879654096     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2013.05.052     Document Type: Review

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