Thaumasite formation in limestone filler cements exposed to sodium sulphate solution at 20 °C

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 77-84

  Irassar, E F ^a   Bonavetti, V L ^a   Trezza, M A ^a   Gonzalez M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Limestone filler; Microstructural analysis; SRPC; Sulphate attack; Thaumasite

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; LIMESTONE; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORTAR; PH EFFECTS; PORTLAND CEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; THERMAL EFFECTS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

LIMESTONE FILLERS; SRPC; SULPHATE ATTACK; THAUMASITE;

FILLERS;

EID: 4944264692     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2003.10.003     Document Type: Article

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