Biogenic and chemical sulfuric acid corrosion of mortars

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 340-344

  Ehrich, Silke ^a   Helard, Laure ^b   Letourneux, Roger ^b   Willocq, Jaques ^b   Bock, Eberhard ^a  

^a Department of Genetics   (Germany)

^b LAFARGE CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CORROSION; CORROSION RESISTANCE; PH EFFECTS; PORTLAND CEMENT; SULFURIC ACID;

BIOGENIC CORROSION; CALCIUM ALUMINATE CEMENT (CAC); SULFUR OXIDIZING BACTERIA;

MORTAR;

BACTERIUM; CEMENT; CORROSION RESISTANCE; SULFURIC ACID;

EID: 0032704167     PISSN: 08991561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0899-1561(1999)11:4(340)     Document Type: Article

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