Correlation of reaction products and expansion potential in alkali-silica reaction for blended cement materials

ACI Materials Journal

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 380-386

  Bonakdar, Aboozar ^a   Mobasher, Barzin ^a   Dey, Sandwip K ^b   Della M, Roy ^b,c  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkali silica reaction; Bridging oxygens; Chemical composition; Fly ash; Microstructure; Reaction product; Silica gel; Silicate glass

Indexed keywords

ALKALI-SILICA REACTION; BLENDED CEMENT; BRIDGING OXYGEN; CEMENT BASED MATERIAL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROMETERS; ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GEL NETWORKS; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; NON-BRIDGING OXYGEN; PHYSICOCHEMICAL MODEL; REACTIVE AGGREGATE; SILICATE GLASS; TEST METHOD;

CALCIUM; CEMENTS; FLY ASH; GLASS; MICROSTRUCTURE; OXYGEN; REACTION PRODUCTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA; SILICA GEL; SILICATES; SODIUM; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

ALKALINITY;

EID: 77955737989     PISSN: 0889325X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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