Materiales de Construcción, Vol 66, No 324 (2016)
Contributions to the study of porosity in fly ash-based geopolymers. Relationship between degree of reaction, porosity and compressive strength
https://doi.org/10.3989/mc.2016.10215
Y. Luna-Galiano
University of Seville, School of Engineering, Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, Spain
C. Fernández-Pereira
University of Seville, School of Engineering, Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, Spain
M. Izquierdo
School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
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