Effect of nano-silica on the mechanical and transport properties of lightweight concrete

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 82, Issue , 2015, Pages 114-122

  Du, Hongjian ^a   Du, Suhuan ^b   Liu, Xuemei ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b China Railway 15th Bureau Group Co Ltd   (China)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Durability; Interfacial transition zone; Lightweight aggregate; Microstructure; Pozzolanic reaction

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; CEMENTS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONCRETES; DIFFUSION; DURABILITY; MICROSTRUCTURE; SILICA; SLAGS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

BLENDED CEMENT; CHLORIDE MIGRATIONS; COMPACT MICROSTRUCTURE; INTERFACIAL TRANSITION ZONE; LIGHT WEIGHT AGGREGATE; MICROPORE SYSTEMS; POZZOLANIC REACTION; WATER PENETRATION DEPTHS;

LIGHT WEIGHT CONCRETE;

EID: 84924254591     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.02.026     Document Type: Article

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