Physical sulfate attack on concrete lining–A field case analysis

In the tunnels of the Cheng-Kun Railway in China, concrete failure can usually be observed from the effect of sulfates. A field investigation was conducted to analyze the concrete damage mechanism by means of XRD, IC, AAS and EPMA. The results showed that (1) large amounts of Na2SO4 were generated o...

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Main Authors: Zanqun Liu, Fengyan Zhang, Dehua Deng, Youjun Xie, Guangcheng Long, Xuguang Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:Case Studies in Construction Materials
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214509517300360