The role of carbon dioxide in the formation of thaumasite

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1599-1612

  Collett, G ^a,b   Crammond, N J ^b   Swamy, R N ^a   Sharp, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbonation; Mortar; Sulfate attack; Thaumasite; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATION; CONCRETE AGGREGATES; DEGRADATION; MORTAR; SULFATE MINERALS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

LIMESTONE FILTERS; SULFATE ATTACK; THAUMASITE;

CEMENTS;

EID: 4344715454     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2004.02.024     Document Type: Article

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