Experimental study of the interfacial transition zone (ITZ) of model rock-filled concrete (RFC)

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 55, Issue , 2015, Pages 223-231

  Xie, Yuetao ^a,b,c   Corr, David J ^b   Jin, Feng ^a   Zhou, Hu ^a   Shah, Surendra P ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

^c China Petroleum Engineering and Construction Corporation   (China)

Author keywords

Backscatter Electron (BSE); Interfacial transition zone (ITZ); Nanoindentation; Rock filled concrete (RFC); Self compacting concrete (SCC)

Indexed keywords

SELF COMPACTING CONCRETE;

FILLED CONCRETE; INTERFACIAL TRANSITION ZONE;

NANOINDENTATION;

EID: 84908101918     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2014.09.002     Document Type: Article

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