Investigation of the influence of blast-furnace slag on the resistance of concrete against organic acid or sulphate attack by means of accelerated degradation tests

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 173-185

  Gruyaert, Elke ^a   Van Den Heede, Philip ^a   Maes, Mathias ^a   De Belie, Nele ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ca(OH)2 (D); Granulated blast furnace slag (D); Organic acids (D); Permeability (C); Sulphate attack (C)

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED DEGRADATION TESTS; BLAST FURNACE SLAGS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; GRANULATED BLAST-FURNACE SLAGS; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; OPEN POROSITY; ORDINARY PORTLAND CEMENT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; SULPHATE ATTACK; SULPHATE RESISTANCE; SULPHATE SOLUTIONS;

DEGRADATION; DETERIORATION; DURABILITY; ORGANIC ACIDS; PORTLAND CEMENT; SLAGS;

ACID RESISTANCE;

EID: 80855164817     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2011.09.009     Document Type: Article

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