Testing natural sands for alkali reactivity with the ASTM C1260 mortar-bar expansion method

Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 237-241

  Berra, M ^a   Mangialardi, T ^b   Paolini, A E ^b  

^a ENEL   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alkali silica reaction; ASTMC1260 standard test method; NaOH bath test; Natural sands; Sand expansivity

Indexed keywords

CAUSTIC SODA; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MATERIALS TESTING; MORTAR; PETROGRAPHY; PORTLAND CEMENT;

ALKALI SILICA REACTION; MORTAR BAR EXPANSION METHOD; NATURAL SANDS;

SAND;

EID: 0032025020     PISSN: 09145400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2109/jcersj.106.237     Document Type: Article

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