Sulfate attack and role of silica fume in resisting strength loss

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-76

  Lee, S T ^a   Moon, H Y ^b   Swamy, R N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compressive strength; Microstructure; Silica fume; Sodium and magnesium sulfate solutions; Strength loss; Sulfate attack; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; COMPOSITION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORTAR; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PORTLAND CEMENT; POSITIVE IONS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

SILICA FUMES; SODIUM AND MAGNESIUM SULPHATE SOLUTIONS; STRENGTH LOSS; SULFATE ATTACK;

SILICA;

EID: 4944260906     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2003.11.003     Document Type: Article

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