Thaumasite in Orange County, Southern California: An inquiry into the effect of low temperature

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1161-1164

  Diamond, Sidney ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Sulfate attack; Temperature effects; Thaumasite

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MICROSTRUCTURE; SOILS;

THAUMASITE;

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 0142197276     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-9465(03)00138-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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