Title:
Fly Ash Concrete with Low Portland Cement Content
Author(s):
Ara A. Jeknavorian, Josephine Cheung, Eric Koehler, and Peter Zhou
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
39
Issue:
1
Appears on pages(s):
31-37
Keywords:
mixture, setting, strength, calorimetry
DOI:
10.14359/51689570
Date:
1/1/2017
Abstract:
Concrete mixtures with high volumes of fly ash can exhibit retarded setting and strength development. Various admixture and cement-fly ash combinations were evaluated to determine the impacts of cement alkali and fly ash calcium oxide contents on setting time and 1-day compressive strength.
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