Composition of alkali-silica reaction products at different locations within concrete structures

Materials Characterization

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 655-668

  Fernandes, Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Alkali silica reaction; Exudation; Gel composition; Siliceous aggregates

Indexed keywords

ALKALI-SILICA REACTION; CONCRETE STRUCTURES; EXUDATION; GEL COMPOSITION; PETROGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES; PORTUGAL; SILICEOUS AGGREGATES;

ALUMINA; CALCIUM; CALCIUM ALLOYS; CONCRETE AGGREGATES; CONCRETE PRODUCTS; DAMS; DETERIORATION; GELATION; LOCATION; OXIDES; SILICA; SILICA GEL;

STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

EID: 67349092216     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2009.01.011     Document Type: Article

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