Ethyl silicate for surface protection of concrete: Performance in comparison with other inorganic surface treatments

Cement and Concrete Composites

Volumn 44, Issue , 2013, Pages 69-76

  Franzoni, Elisa ^a   Pigino, Barbara ^a   Pistolesi, Carlo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Mapei SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbonation; Chloride migration; Concrete; Surface treatment; Water absorption

Indexed keywords

CARBONATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONCRETE PRODUCTS; CONCRETES; REINFORCED CONCRETE; SILICATES; SILICON COMPOUNDS; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER TREATMENT;

ARCHITECTURAL RESTORATIONS; CHLORIDE MIGRATIONS; INORGANIC MATERIALS; INORGANIC PRODUCTS; LONG TERM PERFORMANCE; STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; WATER ABSORPTION RATES; WATER CONTACT ANGLE;

SURFACE TREATMENT;

EID: 84885381027     PISSN: 09589465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2013.05.008     Document Type: Article

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