Detailed depth profiles of sulfate ingress into concrete measured with laser induced breakdown spectroscopy

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 275-283

  Weritz, Friederike ^a   Taffe, Alexander ^b   Schaurich, Dieter ^b   Wilsch, Gerd ^b  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^b BAM FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TESTING   (Germany)

Author keywords

Concrete; Depth profiles; Element distribution; Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy; Sewage plant; Sulfate attack; Sulfur content

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; CHEMICAL ATTACK; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; DAMAGE DETECTION; LASER DAMAGE; LASER PULSES; LASER SPECTROSCOPY; LASERS; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SEWAGE; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; STRIPPING (REMOVAL); SULFUR; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

DEPTH PROFILES; ELEMENT DISTRIBUTION; LASER INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY; SEWAGE PLANT; SULFATE ATTACK; SULFUR CONTENT;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 54249110617     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2007.12.016     Document Type: Article

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