Durability of cementatious products and concrete
H. McArthur
(Senior Lecurer in Building Science at the School of Land and Building Studies, Leicester Polytechnic)
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Abstract
Introduction Concrete is a mixture of naturally occurring geological aggregates bonded together by a cementitious agent which ‘sets’ by reacting with water. This setting process is called ‘hydration’ and is not a dissolution process. The advantages of concrete are as follows:
Citation
McArthur, H. (1986), "Durability of cementatious products and concrete", Structural Survey, Vol. 4 No. 2, pp. 115-129. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb006230
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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