Alkali-aggregate reaction in concrete roads and bridges

• Main Author: West, Graham
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Thomas Telford, 1996.
• Subjects: Alkali-aggregate reactions.; Concrete > Defects.; Concrete roads > Defects.; Concrete bridges > Defects.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9780727745668
• DOI: 10.1680/aricrab.20696
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 163 p.) : ill.

The word 'concrete' stands in common usage for something that is solid and enduring. This is testimony to the belief in the performance of concrete as a construction material. It was therefore a shock when it became apparent that concrete could suffer from a form of internal disintegration...