Effectiveness of alkyl alkoxy silane treatment in mitigating alkali-silica reaction

ACI Materials Journal

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 20-27

  Tosun, Kamile ^a   Felekoglu, Burak ^a   Baradan, Bülent ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Admixtures; Alkali aggregate reaction; Durability; Silane

Indexed keywords

ALKALI METALS; REACTION KINETICS; SILICA; WATER ABSORPTION;

BRIDGING BONDS; ISOBUTYLTRIETHOXYSILANE;

SILANES;

EID: 39749189623     PISSN: 0889325X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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