Effect of Fly Ash on Optimum Sulfate Levels Measured Using Heat and Strength at Early Ages

Advances in Civil Engineering Materials

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Niemuth, Mark D ^a   Barcelo, Laurent ^b   Weiss, Jason ^c  

^a Lafarge   (United States)

^b Lafarge Cement   (Canada)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cement; fly ash; heat of hydration; isothermal calorimetry; optimum sulfate; strength

Indexed keywords

EID: 85137030707     PISSN: 23791357     EISSN: 21653984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/ACEM20120012     Document Type: Article

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