Analysis of concrete in a vertical ventilation shaft exposed to sulfate-containing groundwater for 45 years

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 74-83

  Leemann, A ^a   Loser, R ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Concrete; Ettringite; Microstructure; Sulfate attack; Thaumasite

Indexed keywords

CEMENT PASTE; CONCRETE LININGS; DEGREE OF DAMAGES; ETTRINGITE FORMATIONS; ETTRINGITES; LABORATORY STUDIES; MINERAL ASSEMBLAGE; MINERAL FORMATION; SULFATE ATTACK; THAUMASITE; THAUMASITE FORMATION; THERMODYNAMIC MODELING; VERTICAL VENTILATION;

CEMENTS; GROUNDWATER; MICROSTRUCTURE; SILICATE MINERALS; SULFATE MINERALS;

DISINTEGRATION;

EID: 78751580406     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2010.09.012     Document Type: Article

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