Doubling the service life of concrete structures. I: Reducing ion mobility using nanoscale viscosity modifiers

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 674-678

  Bentz, Dale P ^a   Snyder, Kenneth A ^a   Cass, Laura C ^a   Peltz, Max A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Building technology; Conduction; Diffusion; Nanotechnology; Service life; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

ALKALI METALS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; IONS; MAINTENANCE; POTASSIUM; SILICA; SILICA FUME; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SOLUTIONS; SULFATE MINERALS; VISCOMETERS; VISCOSITY;

BULK SOLUTIONS; CONCRETE STRUCTURES; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; DIFFUSIVE TRANSPORT; FINE PARTICLES; ION MOBILITIES; IONIC SPECIES; NANO SCALING; NANO-SIZED; NEW APPROACHES; PORE SOLUTIONS; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE (KCL); STRUCTURAL CONCRETES; SULFATE IONS; VISCOSITY MODIFIERS; WATER TO CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS RATIO;

SERVICE LIFE;

EID: 47949096435     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2008.05.001     Document Type: Article

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