Predicting the performance of concrete structures exposed to chemically aggressive environments - Field validation

Proceedings, Annual Conference - Canadian Society for Civil Engineering

Volumn 2002, Issue , 2002, Pages 1243-1254

  Marchand, J ^a,b   Samson, E ^a,b   Maltais, Y ^a,b   Lee, R J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b SIMCO TECHNOLOGIES INC   (Canada)

^c RJ LEE GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE SLABS; DISSOLUTION; MOISTURE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOILS;

ION DIFFUSION; MICROSTRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS; SULFATE IONS; SULFATE-BEARING SOILS;

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 33645723179     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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