The use of fly ash and metakaolin for the prevention of alkali-silica reaction and delayed ettringite formation in concrete

One of the most popular preventive measures to minimize the occurrence of chemical expansive reactions, namely the alkali-silica reaction (ASR) and delayed ettringite formation (DEF) in hardened concrete is the use of supplementary cementing materials (SCMs). Several studies have been performed alon...

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Main Author: Silva, A. Santos (author)
Other Authors: Ribeiro, A. Bettencourt (author), Jalali, Said (author), Divet, Loic (author)
Format: conferencePaper
Language:eng
Published: 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/5893
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/5893