Effect of nano-silica on the hydration and microstructure development of Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) with a low binder amount

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 65, Issue , 2014, Pages 140-150

  Yu, R ^a   Spiesz, P ^a   Brouwers, H J H ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hydration; Low binder amount; Microstructure development; Nano silica; Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC)

Indexed keywords

BINDERS; CONCRETE MIXTURES; HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE; HYDRATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUCLEATION; POROSITY;

HYDRATION OF CEMENTS; LOW BINDER AMOUNT; MICROSTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT; NANO-SILICA; PARTICLE PACKING MODELS; RETARDATION EFFECT; SUPERPLASTICIZERS; ULTRA HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETES (UHPC);

SILICA;

EID: 84901048253     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.04.063     Document Type: Article

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