Effect of superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) on rheological properties of fresh cement-based mortars - Development of yield stress and plastic viscosity over time

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 67, Issue , 2015, Pages 52-65

  Mechtcherine, Viktor ^a   Secrieru, Egor ^a   Schröfl, Christof ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Admixture (D); Fresh concrete (A); Mortar (E); Polymer (D); Rheology (B)

Indexed keywords

ADMIXTURE (D); CEMENT-BASED; FRESH CONCRETE; MORTARS (E); PLASTIC VISCOSITY; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; SUPERABSORBENT POLYMER;

EID: 84907894965     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2014.07.003     Document Type: Article

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