Effect of drying-rewetting on the alkali concentration of the concrete pore solution

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 927-929

  Rivard, Patrice ^a,b   Bérubé, Marc André ^c   Ballivy, Gérard ^a   Ollivier, Jean Pierre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b Laboratoire Materiaux et Durabilite des Constructions   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alkalis; Concrete; Drying; Extraction; Pore solution

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CAPILLARITY; DRYING;

CONCRETE PORE SOLUTION;

CONCRETES;

EID: 0038034102     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-8846(02)01091-8     Document Type: Article

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