Bulletin of the Chinese Ceramic Society, Volume. 44, Issue 5, 1689(2025)

Performance and Environmental Impact of Ultra-High Performance Alkali-Activated Concrete

CUI Yifei, LIU Menghua, ZHANG Yicong, AI Weixia, and XU Nuo
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  • School of Civil Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266520, China
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    Received: Dec. 6, 2024

    Accepted: Jun. 12, 2025

    Published Online: Jun. 12, 2025

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    DOI:10.16552/j.cnki.issn1001-1625.2024.1513

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