Formation of thaumasite in a cement:lime:sand mortar exposed to cold magnesium and potassium sulfate solutions

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 209-222

  Gaze, M E ^a   Crammond, N J ^a  

^a BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; CHEMICAL ATTACK; LIME; SAND; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

MAGNESIUM SULFATE; POTASSIUM SULFATE; THAUMASITE;

MORTAR;

EID: 0033732243     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-9465(00)00002-0     Document Type: Article

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