Resistance of self-consolidating concrete to sulfuric acid attack with consecutive pH reduction

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1070-1084

  Bassuoni, M T ^a   Nehdi, M L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blended cement; Fibre reinforcement; pH; Self consolidating concrete; Sulfuric acid

Indexed keywords

DURABILITY; MICROANALYSIS; PH EFFECTS; POLYPROPYLENES; STEEL; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; SULFURIC ACID;

QUATERNARY BINDERS;

CONCRETES;

EID: 34250759387     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2007.04.014     Document Type: Article

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