Performance of sewer pipe concrete mixtures with portland and calcium aluminate cements subject to mineral and biogenic acid attack

Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 313-330

  Alexander, M G ^a   Fourie, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acid attack; Acid resistance; AlagTM aggregates; Biogenic; Calcium aluminate cement; Concrete sewer pipes; Performance

Indexed keywords

ACID ATTACK; ALAGTM AGGREGATES; BIOGENIC; CALCIUM ALUMINATE CEMENT; CONCRETE SEWER PIPES; PERFORMANCE;

AGGLOMERATION; BACTERIOLOGY; BINDERS; CALCIUM; CONCRETE AGGREGATES; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONCRETE MIXERS; CONCRETE PIPE; CONCRETES; CORROSION; DISSOLUTION; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; MICROSTRUCTURE; MINERALS; MIXTURES; PORTLAND CEMENT; SEWERS; SILICATE MINERALS; TESTING;

ACID RESISTANCE;

EID: 79952004024     PISSN: 13595997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1617/s11527-010-9629-1     Document Type: Article

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