The autoclave soundness test mischaracterizes cement-fly ash blends by introducing alkali-quartz reaction

Cement, Concrete and Aggregates

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 68-72

  Wang, Hugh ^a  

^a Cemex Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkali silica (quartz) reaction; ASTM; ASTM C 618; ASTM C1260; ASTM C311; Autoclave expansion; Autoclave test; C151; Fly ash; Periclase; Soundness

Indexed keywords

AUTOCLAVES; FLY ASH; SILICA;

ALKALI-QUARTZ REACTION;

PORTLAND CEMENT;

EID: 0042823499     PISSN: 01496123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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