Microstructural changes in concretes with sulfate exposure

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 993-999

  Brown, Paul ^a   Hooton, R D ^b   Clark, Boyd ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c RJ LEE GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

Cement type; Ettringite; Thaumasite; w cm Ratio

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; SAMPLING; SLAG CEMENT; SOLUTIONS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

CEMENT TYPE; ETTRINGITE; W/CM RATIO;

CONCRETES;

EID: 5144231410     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2004.02.033     Document Type: Article

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