The influence of alkali-free and alkaline shotcrete accelerators within cement systems: Influence of the temperature on the sulfate attack mechanisms and damage

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 387-395

  Paglia, C ^a,c   Wombacher, F ^b   Bohni H ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG   (Switzerland)

^c Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerators; CSH gel; Durability; Ettringite; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; DURABILITY; GELS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); MICROSTRUCTURE; POROSITY; SOLUTIONS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

SULFATE ATTACK;

SHOTCRETING;

EID: 0037349306     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-8846(02)00967-5     Document Type: Article

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