Rate of the thaumasite form of sulfate attack under laboratory conditions

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 365-369

  Brueckner, R ^a   Williamson, S J ^a   Clark, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acceleration; Deterioration rate; Sulfate attack; Thaumasite

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED TESTING; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; MIX DESIGNS; STRUCTURAL CONCRETES; STRUCTURAL EFFECT; SULFATE ATTACK; SULFATE SOLUTIONS; THAUMASITE; THAUMASITE FORM OF SULFATE ATTACK; TIME-SCALES;

ACCELERATION; DETERIORATION; SILICATE MINERALS; SULFATE MINERALS;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84856233064     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2011.11.023     Document Type: Article

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