Use of OPC to improve setting and early strength properties of low calcium fly ash geopolymer concrete cured at room temperature

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 55, Issue , 2015, Pages 205-214

  Nath, Pradip ^a   Sarker, Prabir Kumar ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ambient curing; Fly ash; Geopolymer; OPC; Setting time; Workability

Indexed keywords

EARLY STRENGTH; GEOPOLYMER; GEOPOLYMER CONCRETE; LOW CALCIUM FLY ASH; OPC; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SETTING TIME; WORKABILITY;

FLY ASH;

EID: 84908102146     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2014.08.008     Document Type: Article

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