Durability of concrete exposed to leaching and external sulphate attacks

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1188-1198

  Roziere E ^a   Loukili, A ^a   El Hachem, R ^a   Grondin, F ^a  

^a ECOLE CENTRALE DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

C. Durability; C. Expansion; C. Sulfate attack; D. Sulfate Resistant Cements; Leaching

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED TESTS; C. DURABILITY; C. EXPANSION; C. SULFATE ATTACK; COMPARATIVE APPROACH; CONCRETE SPECIMENS; CONTROLLED CONDITIONS; D. SULFATE RESISTANT CEMENTS; DESIGN PERFORMANCE; ETTRINGITES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HYDRATION PRODUCTS; LEACHING TEST; MIX PROPORTIONS; PORTLANDITE; PRESCRIPTIVE SPECIFICATIONS; SULPHATE ATTACK; SULPHATE ION; SULPHATES;

CEMENTS; CONCRETE PRODUCTS; DISSOLUTION; DURABILITY; GYPSUM; HYDRATION; LEACHING; METAL RECOVERY; MORTAR; SPECIFICATIONS; TESTING;

EXPANSIVE CONCRETE;

EID: 70350573020     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2009.07.021     Document Type: Article

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