Microscopic features of ground water-induced sulfate attack in highly permeable concretes

American Concrete Institute, ACI Special Publication

Volumn SP-192, Issue , 2000, Pages 403-416

  Diamond, Sidney ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium hydroxides; Calcium silicate hydrates; Cement pastes; Ettringite; Microstructure; Sulfate attack

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; CONCRETE AGGREGATES; DEPOSITION; DURABILITY; GROUNDWATER; GYPSUM; HYDRATED LIME; HYDRATES; HYDRATION; LIME; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; SILICATE MINERALS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

EXTERNAL SYMPTOMS; INTERFACIAL ZONES; MAGNESIUM SILICATES; MICROSCOPIC FEATURES; MICROSTRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS; PERMEABLE CONCRETES; SEMI-ARID CLIMATE; SULFATE-BEARING GROUND;

CONCRETES;

EID: 85111752519     PISSN: 01932527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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