Amorphisation mechanism of a flint aggregate during the alkali-silica reaction: X-ray diffraction and X-ray absorption XANES contributions

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 581-586

  Verstraete, J ^a   Khouchaf, L ^a   Bulteel, D ^a   Garcia Diaz, E ^a   Flank, A M ^b   Tuilier, M H ^c  

^a ECOLE DES MINES DE DOUAI   (France)

^b Lab Utilisation Rayon E   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE HAUTE ALSACE   (France)

Author keywords

Aggregate; Alkali silica reaction; Degradation; Spectroscopy; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AMORPHIZATION; CRYSTAL LATTICES; DEGRADATION; DISSOLUTION; IONS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SILICA; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

ALKALI-SILICA REACTION; FLINT; X-RAY ABSORPTION NEAR EDGE SPECTROSCOPY (XANES);

CONCRETE AGGREGATES;

EID: 1542286515     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2003.09.012     Document Type: Article

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