New approach for assessing the potential alkali expansivity of slowly reactive siliceous aggregates in concrete

Advances in Cement Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 139-147

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

^a ENEL   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MORTAR; QUARTZ; ROCKS; SAND;

POTENTIAL ALKALI EXPANSIVITY; SILICEOUS AGGREGATE;

CONCRETE AGGREGATES;

EID: 0032687170     PISSN: 09517197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/adcr.1999.11.3.139     Document Type: Article

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