Relation of expansion due to alkali silica reaction to the degree of reaction measured by SEM image analysis

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1206-1214

  Haha, M Ben ^a   Gallucci, E ^a   Guidoum, A ^a   Scrivener, K L ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alkali aggregate reaction; Backscattered Electron Imaging; Degree of reaction; Expansion

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; CONCRETES; MORTAR; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ALKALI-AGGREGATE REACTION; BACKSCATTERED ELECTRON IMAGING; DEGREE OF REACTION;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

EID: 34547644310     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2007.04.016     Document Type: Article

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