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A discussion of the paper “properties of alite cements” by P. K. Mehta, D. Pirtz and M. Polivka

✍ Scribed by G.L. Kalousek

Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1980
Tongue
English
Weight
116 KB
Volume
10
Category
Article
ISSN
0008-8846

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✦ Synopsis

This paper presents an interesting comparison of portland cement and alite concrete (or mortar). The alite contained 1.4 and 2.8% SO 3 (3 and 6% gypsum, respectively).

The purpose of this discussion is twofold: (I) compare results on alite mortar with those on alite pastes previously published by Kalousek and Kopanda I, and (2) redirect attention to a hypothesis on the effects of SO 3 in alite pastes,

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