Thaumasite formation in Portland-limestone cement pastes

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1331-1340

  Hartshorn, S A ^a   Sharp, J H ^a   Swamy, R N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CURING; DURABILITY; GROWTH (MATERIALS); LIMESTONE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CEMENT PASTES; SULFATE ATTACK; THAUMASITES;

PORTLAND CEMENT;

EID: 0032646152     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-8846(99)00100-3     Document Type: Article

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