Alkali reactivity of mortars containing chert and incorporating moderate-calcium fly ash

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2209-2214

  Bektas, F ^a   Turanli, L ^a   Topal, T ^a   Goncuoglu, M C ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alkali silica reaction; Chert; Fly ash; Pessimum proportion

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; FLY ASH; LIMESTONE; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA GEL; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ALKALI-SILICA REACTION; CHERT; CRACKED BARS; PESSIMUM PROPORTION;

MORTAR;

EID: 10044259419     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2004.02.007     Document Type: Article

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