Use of lithium compounds to prevent expansive alkali-silica reactivity in concrete

Advances in Cement Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 145-154

  Berra, M ^a   Mangialardi, T ^b   Paolini, A E ^b  

^a CESI   (Italy)

^b Faculty of Engineering   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE AGGREGATES; CONCRETE MIXING; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; SILICA; SOLUTIONS;

ALKALI SILICA REACTIVITY; NATURAL SILICEOUS AGGREGATES; ULTRAACCELERATED EXPANSION TEST;

CONCRETE TESTING;

EID: 0142155083     PISSN: 09517197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/adcr.2003.15.4.145     Document Type: Article

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