Influence of specimen geometry, orientation of casting plane, and mode of concrete consolidation on expansion due to ASR

Cement, Concrete and Aggregates

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 58-70

  Smaoui, Nizar ^a   Bérubé, Marc André ^b   Fournier, Benoit ^c   Bissonnette, Benoit ^b  

^a Serv d'Expertise Mat (SEM) Inc   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alkali silica reactivity; Casting plane; Concrete expansion; Consolidation; Expansion anisotropy; Expansion heterogeneity; Specimen geometry

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; ANISOTROPY; CONCRETES; CONSOLIDATION; EXPANSION; PETROGRAPHY; SILICA;

ALKALI-SILICA REACTIVITY; CASTING PLANE; CONCRETE EXPANSION; EXPANSION ANISOTROPY; EXPANSION HETEROGENEITY; SPECIMEN GEOMETRY;

CASTING;

EID: 11844283979     PISSN: 01496123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/cca11927     Document Type: Article

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