Examination of the concrete from an old Portuguese dam: Texture and composition of alkali-silica gel

Materials Characterization

Volumn 58, Issue 11-12 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 1160-1170

  Fernandes, Isabel ^a   Noronha, Fernando ^a   Teles, Madalena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Alkali silica gel; Exudations; Pop outs; Semi quantitative composition

Indexed keywords

ALKALI METALS; DAMS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA GEL;

EXUDATIONS; POP-OUTS; SEMI-QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION;

CONCRETES;

EID: 35148839579     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2007.04.007     Document Type: Article

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