Effect of limestone filler on the deterioration of mortars and pastes exposed to sulfate solutions at ambient temperature

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 68-76

  Lee, Seung Tae ^a   Hooton, Robert Doug ^b   Jung, Ho Seop ^c   Park, Du Hee ^d   Choi, Chang Sik ^d  

^a Kunsan National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology   (South Korea)

^d Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Limestone filler; Magnesium sulfate; Sodium sulfate; Sulfate attack; Thaumasite

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; LIMESTONE; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

LIMESTONE FILLER; SULFATE ATTACK; SULFATE SOLUTIONS; VISUAL CHANGE;

CONCRETES;

EID: 36148965181     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2007.08.003     Document Type: Article

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