Multi-laboratory study of the accelerated mortar bar test (ASTM C 1260) for alkali-silica reaction

Cement, Concrete and Aggregates

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 185-194

  Rogers, C A ^a  

^a Ministry of Transportation of Ontario   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alkali silica reaction (ASR); Autoclave; Cement; Chemistry; Magnesium oxide (MgO); Mortar bar test; Multi laboratory; Periclase; Precision

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039626712     PISSN: 01496123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/cca10432j     Document Type: Article

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