Investigating the effect of the cement paste and transition zone on strength development of concrete containing nanosilica and silica fume

Materials and Design

Volumn 75, Issue , 2015, Pages 174-183

  Nili, Mahmoud ^a   Ehsani, Ahmad ^a  

^a BU ALI SINA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cement paste; Compressive strength; Concrete; Interfacial transition zone; Nanosilica; Silica fume

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; CEMENTS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCRETE AGGREGATES; MICROSTRUCTURE; SILICA FUME;

CEMENT PASTE; COMPLEX MICROSTRUCTURES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HYDRATED CEMENT PASTES; INTERFACIAL TRANSITION ZONE; MICROSTRUCTURE ANALYSIS; NANO-SILICA; POZZOLANIC MATERIALS;

CONCRETES;

EID: 84926204633     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2015.03.024     Document Type: Article

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