Factors that affect color loss of concrete paving blocks

ACI Materials Journal

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 45-55

  Lollini, Federica ^a   Bertolini, Luca ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Accelerated tests; Acidic attack; Concrete paving blocks; Durability; Environmental exposure; Fading color; Wear

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED TESTS; ACIDIC ATTACKS; COLOR ANALYSIS; COLOR VARIATIONS; CONCRETE PAVING BLOCKS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; MICROSTRUCTURAL VARIATION;

CHEMICAL RESISTANCE; DURABILITY; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

COLOR;

EID: 84878388891     PISSN: 0889325X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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