Long term durability of Portland-limestone cement mortars exposed to magnesium sulfate attack

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 947-954

  Torres, S M ^a   Sharp, J H ^a   Swamy, R N ^a   Lynsdale, C J ^a   Huntley, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Infra red spectroscopy; Portland limestone cement; Scanning electron microscopy; Thaumasite; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

DURABILITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIMESTONE; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MORTAR; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

POWDER RATIO;

PORTLAND CEMENT;

EID: 0142166422     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-9465(03)00160-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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