This paper is an important contribution to our knowledge of the composition of the product that the authors call alkali-silica gel and others have called alkali-silica complex (1). This discussion is an effort to focus the attention on the chemistry involved in the alkali-silica reaction process tha
A discussion of the paper “sulphur impregnated concrete, SIC,” by Niels Thaulow
✍ Scribed by V.M. Malhotra
- Book ID
- 107727925
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1975
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 94 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-8846
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