Thaumasite formation and deterioration in historic buildings

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 147-154

  Collepardi, Mario ^a  

^a Enco Engineering Concrete   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ettringite; Historic buildings; Hydraulic binders; Sulphate attack; Thaumasite

Indexed keywords

BINDERS; CHEMICAL ATTACK; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CRACK INITIATION; HYDRATION; PORTLAND CEMENT; RESTORATION; SILICATE MINERALS; SPALLING; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

MASONRY WALLS; SULFATE ATTACK; THAUMASITE FORMATION;

CONCRETE BUILDINGS;

EID: 0033116087     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-9465(98)00044-4     Document Type: Article

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