Alkali-aggregate reactions in Ontario

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 246-260

  Rogers, Chris ^a   Grattan Bellew, P E ^a   Doug Hooton, R ^a   Ryell, J ^a   Thomas, M D A ^a  

^a Ministry of Transportation of Ontario   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alkali aggregate reaction; Concrete; Cracking; Ontario; Structures

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONCRETE TESTING; CRACKS; LIMESTONE; ROCKS; SILICA; SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

ALKALI AGGREGATE REACTION; LOW ALKALI CEMENT; ONTARIO; REACTIVE AGGREGATES;

CONCRETE AGGREGATES;

AGGREGATE; ALKALINITY; CONCRETE STRUCTURE;

CANADA; ONTARIO;

EID: 0034174288     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/l99-073     Document Type: Article

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