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Alkali-reaction in concrete structures - Mechanism, pathology and prevention
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Recent knowledge
Alkali-reaction in concrete structures - Mechanism, pathology and prevention

Authors : Bruno GODART, André LE ROUX

Publication date: May 10, 2008

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2.1 Material knowledge

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2.1.1 Role of aggregates

The most common alkali-silica reaction involves aggregates containing one or more of the following mineral species in varying proportions: opal, chalcedony, cristobalite, tridymite, microcrystalline or tectonized quartz, vitreous phase... These mineral species can be found in all types of rock:

  • magmatic: granites, pegmatites, aplites ;

  • volcanic: rhyolites, basalts, trachytes ;

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