Products formed in an aged concrete the occurrence of okenite
β Scribed by W.F. Cole; C.J. Lancucki
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 454 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-8846
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β¦ Synopsis
The reaction product formed within reaction rims of siltstone and sandstone aggregates in the concrete of a dam built in Australia about 30 years ago has been re-examined.
X-ray diffraction, thermal and chemical data show that the reaction product is okenite (Ca0.2Si09.2H20) and/or its precursor (4H20) in which some Ca is replaced 5y K and Na. When the concrete is wet the precursor predominates but as the concrete dries okenite (10.6 and 8.85~ phase) forms irreversibly with a different X-ray pattern to its precursor (12~ phase).
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