Reappraisal of the Autoclave Expansion Test

Cement, Concrete and Aggregates

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 194-219

  Helmuth, Richard ^a   West, Presbury B ^a  

^a Materials Technology Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoclave expansion test; Cement; Clinker; Soundness tests

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345920838     PISSN: 01496123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/cca10540j     Document Type: Article

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