Effect of ettringite morphology on DEF-related expansion

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 271-280

  Tosun, Kamile ^a   Baradan, Bülent ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Delayed ettringite formation; Expansion; Microtomography; Morphology; SEM EDS

Indexed keywords

AFTER-HEAT; AIR VOIDS; AL SOURCES; BALL-TYPE; CRACK FORMATION; DELAYED ETTRINGITE FORMATION; ETTRINGITE FORMATIONS; ETTRINGITES; LONG TERM; MICRO-TOMOGRAPHY; PRIMARY SOURCES; SECONDARY ELECTRON IMAGES; SEM-EDS; TIME DEPENDENT; X RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

CRACKS; CURING; ELECTRON OPTICS; MORPHOLOGY; MORTAR; PLASTER;

EXPANSION;

EID: 77249153102     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2010.01.002     Document Type: Article

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