Mechanism for salt scaling

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1161-1179

  Valenza II, John J ^a,b,c,d,e   Scherer, George W ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY   (United States)

^d Materials Research Society   (United States)

^e AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SALT SCALING; SUPERFICIAL DAMAGE; THAW CYCLES;

COOLING; ICE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGY; SALINE WATER; VISCOELASTICITY;

CONCRETES;

EID: 33645134013     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2006.00913.x     Document Type: Article

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