Title:
Chemical Impacts of Magnesium Chloride on Ordinary Portland Cement and High-Volume Fly Ash Mortars
Author(s):
Jialuo He, Thippapha Aloundeth, Zhipeng Li, and Xianming Shi
Publication:
Concrete International
Volume:
46
Issue:
5
Appears on pages(s):
34-41
Keywords:
immersion, solution, strength, permeability
DOI:
10.14359/51740755
Date:
5/1/2024
Abstract:
Increasing use of deicing chemicals can pose a great risk of premature failure of concrete infrastructure such as pavements and bridge decks. This article discusses an immersion study of ordinary portland cement and high-volume fly ash mortars in MgCl2 solution under room temperature and its influence on mechanical properties and transport property.
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