Microstructural characterization and mechanical properties of cementitious mortar containing montmorillonite nanoparticles

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2016, Pages

  Kafi, Mohammad Ali ^a   Sadeghi Nik, Aref ^b   Bahari, Ali ^c   Sadeghi Nik, Adel ^d   Mirshafiei, Ebrahim ^e  

^a SEMNAN UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAZANDARAN   (Iran)

^d ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^e ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cement mortar; Mechanical properties and microstructure; Nano montmorillonite; Nanoscale materials

Indexed keywords

ASTM STANDARDS; BENDING STRENGTH; CLAY MINERALS; ENAMELS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYDRATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORTAR; NANOPARTICLES; PORTLAND CEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CEMENT MORTARS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICRO-STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; MICRO-STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; MONTMORILLONITE NANOPARTICLES; NANO-SCALE MATERIALS; PROPERTIES AND MICROSTRUCTURES;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

CEMENT; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MICROSTRUCTURE; MONTMORILLONITE; MORTAR; NANOPARTICLE;

EID: 84997428788     PISSN: 08991561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0001671     Document Type: Article

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