Accelerated carbonation testing of alkali-activated binders significantly underestimates service life: The role of pore solution chemistry

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1317-1326

  Bernal, Susan A ^a   Provis, John L ^a   Brice, David G ^b   Kilcullen, Adam ^a,b   Duxson, Peter ^b   Van Deventer, Jannie S J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ZEOBOND PTY LTD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alkali activated cement (D); Carbonation (C); Durability (C); Pore solution (B); Thermodynamic calculations (B)

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED CARBONATION; ACCELERATED METHOD; ACCELERATED TESTS; ALKALI-ACTIVATED BINDER; ALKALI-ACTIVATED CEMENT; CARBONATION RESISTANCE; EMBEDDED STEEL; MATERIAL PERFORMANCE; NATURAL CARBONATIONS; NATURAL CO; NATURAL CONDITIONS; PORE SOLUTION; PORE SOLUTION CHEMISTRY; RAPID REACTIONS; SODIUM BICARBONATES; SODIUM CARBONATE; THERMODYNAMIC CALCULATIONS;

BINDERS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATES; PORTLAND CEMENT; SODIUM;

CARBONATION;

EID: 84866991400     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2012.07.002     Document Type: Article

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