Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society, Volume. 53, Issue 8, 2374(2025)
Research Progress on Application of Ultrafine Mineral Admixtures in Cement and Concrete
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LI Qinfei, GU Binbin, HOU Pengkun, CHEN Heng, ZHAO Peng, WANG Lin, CHENG Xin. Research Progress on Application of Ultrafine Mineral Admixtures in Cement and Concrete[J]. Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society, 2025, 53(8): 2374
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Received: Feb. 5, 2025
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Published Online: Sep. 5, 2025
The Author Email: CHENG Xin (chengxin@ujn.edu.cn)