Decrease of pore solution alkalinity in concrete tested for alkali-silica reaction

Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 909-921

  Rivard, P ^a   Berube M A ^b   Ollivier, J P ^c   Ballivy, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c INSA Paul Sabatier University   (France)

Author keywords

Alkali aggregate reaction; Alkalis; Chemistry; Expansion; Extraction; Leaching; Mass balance; Pore solution; Sorption

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; EXTRACTION; LEACHING; MIXTURES; SILICA; SORPTION;

ALKALI-AGGREGATE REACTIONS; MASS BALANCE; PORE SOLUTIONS;

CONCRETES;

EID: 35048885476     PISSN: 13595997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1617/s11527-006-9191-z     Document Type: Article

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