Polymer film formation in cement mortars modified with water-soluble polymers

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 58, Issue , 2015, Pages 23-28

  Knapen, E ^a,b   Van Gemert, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Film formation; Flexural strength; Microstructure; Polymer modification; SEM investigation; Water soluble polymers

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; CEMENTS; HYDRATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORTAR; POLYMERS; POLYVINYL ACETATES; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTING FILMS; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

BRIDGE FORMATION; CEMENT HYDRATION; FILM FORMATIONS; HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE; POLYMER CONTENT; POLYMER FILM FORMATION; POLYMER MODIFICATIONS; WATERSOLUBLE POLYMERS;

POLYMER FILMS;

EID: 84922377823     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2014.11.015     Document Type: Article

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