Evaluation of the alkali-silica reactivity potential of sands

Magazine of Concrete Research

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 645-654

  Lukschova S ^a   Prikryl R ^a   Pertold, Z ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALI-SILICA REACTIVITY; CZECH REPUBLIC; DILATOMETRIC METHODS; DIRECT IDENTIFICATIONS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROMETERS; GRAIN SIZE; NATURAL AGGREGATE; PETROGRAPHIC EXAMINATIONS; PETROGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES; PRESENCE/ABSENCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS; TEST SPECIMENS; THIN SECTION;

IMAGE ANALYSIS; MORTAR; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PLASTER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

SILICA;

EID: 77952947783     PISSN: 00249831     EISSN: 1751763X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/macr.2008.61.8.645     Document Type: Article

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