White efflorescence on brick masonry and concrete masonry blocks, with special emphasis on sulfate efflorescence on concrete blocks

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 315-323

  Brocken, Harold ^a   Nijland, Timo G ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brick masonry; Concrete blocks; Efflorescence; Ettringite; Gypsum; Sulfate

Indexed keywords

CARBONATION; CONCRETE BLOCKS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; EFFLORESCENCE; FACADES; GYPSUM; MINERALOGY; MORTAR; POROSITY;

BRICK MASONRY; ETTRINGITE; SULFATE;

BRICK;

EID: 2942562643     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2004.02.004     Document Type: Article

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