journal article·2025-05-21

Influence of adding silica sand powder on the macroscopic properties and microscopic pore structures of waste-fired clay brick-based geopolymers

Cédric Mbiakop Dieuhou, Gaëlle Ngnie, Jean Jacques Kouadjo Tchekwagep, Barbara Rodrigue Eloundou Mbole, Hervé Kouamo Tchakouté, Zihao Li, Claus Henning Rüscher, Charles Peguy Nanseu-Njiki, Pengkun Hou

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