A review of salt scaling: II. Mechanisms

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1022-1034

  Valenza II, John J ^a   Scherer, George W ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Glue spalling; Internal crystallization; Mechanisms; Role of salts; Salt scaling

Indexed keywords

CONCRETES; CRYSTALLIZATION; DURABILITY;

GLUE SPALLING; INTERNAL CRYSTALLIZATION; SALT SCALING;

SALTS;

EID: 34250791338     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2007.03.003     Document Type: Review

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