Investigations on the influence of cement type on thaumasite formation

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 899-906

  Nobst, P ^a   Stark, J ^a  

^a BAUHAUS UNIVERSITY WEIMAR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cement; Chemical attack; Ettringite; Sulfate resistance; Thaumasite

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; CALCITE; CHEMICAL ATTACK; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GYPSUM; SOILS; WATER; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CEMENT PASTES;

CEMENTS;

EID: 0142197326     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-9465(03)00118-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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