Chemical admixtures - Chemistry, applications and their impact on concrete microstructure and durability

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 78, Issue , 2015, Pages 81-99

  Plank, J ^a   Sakai, E ^b   Miao, C W ^c,d,e   Yu, C ^d,e   Hong, J X ^d,e  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d JIANGSU RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF BUILDING SCIENCE   (China)

^e Jiangsu Sobute New Materials Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Admixture (D); Concrete (E); Microcracks (B); Polycarboxylate; Shrinkage reducing agent (C)

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CEMENTS; CONCRETES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMERS; REDUCING AGENTS; SHRINKAGE; WATER RECYCLING;

ADMIXTURE (D); ADSORBED POLYMERS; CHEMICAL ADMIXTURE; LOW CARBON CEMENTS; NOVEL APPLICATIONS; POLYCARBOXYLATES; RECYCLING SYSTEMS; SHRINKAGE REDUCING AGENTS;

CONCRETE ADDITIVES;

EID: 84953346685     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2015.05.016     Document Type: Review

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