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Alkali-silica reaction products: comparison between samples from concrete structures and laboratory test specimens

Publication at Faculty of Science |
2010

Abstract

Alkali-silica gels (ASG) were investigated in concrete from bridge structures (constructed from the 1920s to 2000), as well as in experimental specimens; employing optical microscopy, petrographic image analysis, and scanning electron microscopy combined with energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM/EDS). The main differences were found in the chemical composition and morphology of the gels.