A critical review of ultra-accelerated tests for alkali-silica reactivity

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 19, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 403-414

  Grattan Bellew, P E ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accelerated tests; Alkali aggregate reactivity (AAR); Evaluation

Indexed keywords

AUTOCLAVES; COMPOSITION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MATERIALS TESTING; SILICA;

ALKALI AGGREGATE REACTIVITY; ALKALI SILICA REACTIVITY; ULTRA ACCELERATED TESTS;

CONCRETE AGGREGATES;

EID: 0031245083     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0958-9465(97)00049-8     Document Type: Review

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