Fresh concrete and its significance for sustainability

Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials

Volumn 1, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 16-23

  Kim, Jae Hong ^a   Ferron, Raissa P ^b   Shah, Surendra P ^c  

^a Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^c Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Flocculation; Freshly mixed concrete; Pressure response; Rheology; Thixotropy

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007840120     PISSN: 21650373     EISSN: 21650381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21650373.2012.726821     Document Type: Article

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