Effects of fines content on packing density of fine aggregate in concrete

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 61, Issue , 2014, Pages 270-277

  Kwan, A K H ^a   Ng, P L ^a   Huen, K Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Aggregate; Concrete; Fines content; Packing density

Indexed keywords

CEMENT PASTE; DRY AND WET; FINE AGGREGATES; FINES CONTENT; LARGE SURFACE AREA; PACKING DENSITY; WATER DEMAND; WET CONDITIONS;

AGGLOMERATION; CONCRETES;

AGGREGATES;

EID: 84898064581     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.03.022     Document Type: Article

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