Petrographic evidence of calcium oxychloride formation in mortars exposed to magnesium chloride solution

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1533-1541

  Sutter, Lawrence ^a   Peterson, Karl ^a   Touton, Sayward ^a   Van Dam, Tom ^a   Johnston, Dan ^b  

^a Michigan Technological Institute   (United States)

^b South Dakota Department of Transportation   (United States)

Author keywords

Deicer salts; EDX; Magnesium chloride; Petrography; SEM

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MICROANALYSIS; MORTAR; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PETROGRAPHY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DEICER SALTS; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE SOLUTION; OXYCHLORIDES; PORTLAND CEMENT PASTE;

CEMENTS;

EID: 33747037773     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2006.05.022     Document Type: Article

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