Microcracking as a precursor to delayed ettringite formation in cement systems

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1493-1498

  Fu, Y ^a   Beaudoin, J J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; CRACK INITIATION; DRYING; EXPANSION; FREEZING; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; MINERALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THAWING; WETTING; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

DELAYED ETTRINGITE FORMATION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY ANALYSIS; THERMAL DRYING;

CONCRETES;

EID: 0030264128     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0008-8846(96)00134-2     Document Type: Article

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