Thaumasite formation in sugary solutions: Effect of temperature and sucrose concentration

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-29

  Martinez Ramirez, S ^a,b   Blanco Varela, M T ^b   Rapazote, J ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS DE LA CONSTRUCCIÓN EDUARDO TORROJA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE ESTRUCTURA DE LA MATERIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Sulphate attack; Temperature; Thaumasite

Indexed keywords

C-S-H GEL; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; FTIR; LOW TEMPERATURES; OCTAHEDRALLY COORDINATED; SILICON ATOMS; SODIUM CARBONATE; SUCROSE CONCENTRATION; SUGAR SOLUTIONS; SULPHATE ATTACK; SULPHATES; THAUMASITE; THAUMASITE FORMATION; XRD;

CALCIUM SILICATE; CEMENTS; SODIUM; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SULFATE MINERALS; TEMPERATURE;

SILICATE MINERALS;

EID: 77957655878     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2010.06.061     Document Type: Article

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