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Report BR 441 Avoiding deterioration of cement-based building materials and components. Lessons from case studies: 4
Publication Year
2001
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Fourth in a series of client reports to ensure that those involved at the sharp end of designing, building and maintaining structures are more aware of potential durability problems in cement-based materials. Includes a number of case studies concerned with the deterioration of cement based materials: Deterioration of concrete bridge foundations caused by the thaumasite form of sulfate attack, Ground heave problems associated with cement/lime stabilisation of soil containing pyrites, Ground heave problems due to the formation of thaumasite at an old cement works, and Deterioration caused to a highway structure by alkali silica reaction (ASR) involving de-icing salts as an external source of alkalis.
Document History
Replaces - BRE Digest 164, 165, 65 and 66.
Author
Dunster, A.
ISBN
9781860815423
Publisher Information
BRE
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