Fast track construction with high-strength concrete mixes containing ground granulated blast furnace slag

American Concrete Institute, ACI Special Publication

Volumn SP-228, Issue , 2005, Pages 255-270

  Soutsos, M N ^a   Barnett, S J ^b,c   Bungey, J H ^d,e,f   Millard, S G ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^f The Structures and Materials Group

Author keywords

Activation energy; Adiabatic temperature rise; Blast furnace slag; Concrete compressive strength; Early age strength development; Fast track construction; Ground granulated heat of hydration; Maturity

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BLAST FURNACES; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CURING; GEOMETRY; MIXTURES; PORTLAND CEMENT; SLAGS;

ADIABATIC CONDITIONS; CURING TEMPERATURE; EARLY AGE STRENGTHS; FAST TRACK CONSTRUCTION; GROUND GRANULATED BLAST FURNACE SLAG; HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETES; STRENGTH DEVELOPMENT; SUPPLEMENTARY CEMENTITIOUS MATERIAL;

HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE;

EID: 85111412489     PISSN: 01932527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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