Counteracting the infl uence of strong alkaline substance (sodium carbonate) in mixing water, on the strength and setting properties of fly ash concrete using white sugar
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Department of Civil Engineering, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa
 
 
Publication date: 2014-09-01
 
 
Cement Wapno Beton 19(5) 293-298 (2014)
 
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The authors would like to express their sincere gratitude to Tshwane University of Technology for fi nancing this research.
 
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