Alkali-aggregate research in New Brunswick

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 212-225

  Demerchant, D P ^a,b,c   Fournier, B ^a,b   Strang, F ^a,b  

^a Gemtec Limited   (Canada)

^b NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

^c New Brunswick Department of Transportation   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggregates; Alkali aggregate reaction; Concrete; Fly ash; Silica fume; Standard and accelerated testing for AAR

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONCRETE TESTING; FLY ASH; GRAVEL; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; MORTAR; PETROGRAPHY; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SILICA; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

ALKALI AGGREGATE REACTION; ARGILLITES; GRANITIC INTRUSION; GREYWACKE; METAMORPHOSED SEDIMENTARY;

CONCRETE AGGREGATES;

AGGREGATE; ALKALINITY; CONCRETE; FLY ASH;

CANADA; NEW BRUNSWICK;

EID: 0034174318     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/l99-077     Document Type: Article

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