Effect of mixture design parameters and wetting-drying cycles on resistance of concrete to sulfuric acid attack

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 155-163

  Hewayde, Esam ^a   Nehdi, M ^b   Allouche, E ^c   Nakhla, G ^b  

^a AMEC FOSTER WHEELER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acids; Aggregates; Cement; Concrete; Corrosion; Sewer pipes

Indexed keywords

COARSE AGGREGATE CONTENT; CONCRETE MIXTURE DESIGN; CONCRETE SEWER PIPES; WATER/CEMENT (W/C) RATIO; WETTING-DRYING CYCLES;

AGGREGATES; CEMENTS; CONCRETE MIXING; CORROSION; CORROSIVE EFFECTS; DEGRADATION; SULFURIC ACID;

CONCRETE PIPE;

AGGREGATE; CEMENT; CONCRETE; CORROSION; WETTING-DRYING CYCLE;

EID: 33846425327     PISSN: 08991561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0899-1561(2007)19:2(155)     Document Type: Article

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