The effect of cement composition and pH of environment on sulfate resistance of Portland cements and blended cements

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 161-171

  Cao, H T ^a   Bucea, L ^a   Ray, A ^b   Yozghatlian, S ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blended cements; Chemical composition; Concrete durability; pH; Portland cements; Sulfate resistance; Testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000699094     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0958-9465(97)00011-5     Document Type: Article

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