The effect of cement composition and fineness on expansion associated with delayed ettringite formation

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 171-179

  Kelham, S ^a  

^a Technical Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CASTING; CEMENTS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COMPOSITION; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CURING; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; THERMAL EXPANSION;

CLINKERS; DELAYED ETTRINGITE FORMATION; DEMOLDING; MORTAR PRISMS; SULFATES;

MORTAR;

EID: 0030168262     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0958-9465(95)00013-5     Document Type: Article

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