Thaumasite form of sulfate attack in limestone cement concrete: The effect of cement composition, sand type and exposure temperature

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 36, Issue , 2012, Pages 527-533

  Skaropoulou, A ^a   Kakali, G ^a   Tsivilis, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Calcareous sand; Durability; Limestone cement concrete; Siliceous sand; Sulfate attack; Temperature; Thaumasite

Indexed keywords

CALCAREOUS SAND; CEMENT CONCRETE; SILICEOUS SAND; SULFATE ATTACK; THAUMASITE;

DURABILITY; PORTLAND CEMENT; SAND; SILICATE MINERALS; SULFATE MINERALS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TEMPERATURE;

LIMESTONE;

EID: 84863455292     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2012.06.048     Document Type: Article

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