The effect of lithium-based admixtures on the properties of concrete

American Concrete Institute, ACI Special Publication

Volumn SP-217, Issue , 2003, Pages 483-497

  Thomas, M D A ^a   Stokes, D ^b   Rodgers, T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b FMC Corporation's Lithium Division   (United States)

^c Western Regions for Boral Materials Technology Inc ^*

Author keywords

Admixture; Alkali silica reaction; Concrete; Durability; Lithium

Indexed keywords

AIR ENTRAINMENT; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONCRETE ADDITIVES; CONCRETE TESTING; DURABILITY; EXPANSION; FLY ASH; HARDENING; HIGHWAY ENGINEERING; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MIXTURES; NITRATES; PORTLAND CEMENT; SILICA;

AIR ENTRAINING ADMIXTURES; ALBUQUERQUE , NEW MEXICO; ALKALI-SILICA REACTION; CONSTITUENT MATERIALS; CYCLIC FREEZING AND THAWING; HARDENED CONCRETE PROPERTIES; PROPERTIES OF CONCRETES; WATER-TO-CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS;

CONCRETE MIXTURES;

EID: 39749114424     PISSN: 01932527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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