Surface Chemistry of Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag in Cement Pore Solution and Its Impact on the Effectiveness of Polycarboxylate Superplasticizers

A discussion of the paper “air entrainme

A discussion of the paper “air entrainment in portland blast furnace slag cement pastes: Effects on strength and pore structure” by R. Sh. Mikhail, A. M. Youssef and M. Shater

✍ Bryant Mather 📂 Article 📅 1978 🏛 Elsevier Science 🌐 English ⚖ 103 KB

The paper by Mikhail et al. was of especial interest to me since it extends work that I had some connection with previously (Mather 1957). I was, however, confused by certain aspects of the paper and hope that they may be clarified. Beginning with the "Introduction" the authors cite work by Burba,