Concrete cancer - minimise the risk

Hobbs, D.W.

Concrete cancer - minimise the risk - 1990 - Chartered Builder 2(7) December 1990, 10-12(3) .

After touching on the diagnosis and effect of concrete cancer , this article examines three ways of minimising the risk of alkali silica reaction , (ASR), testing the cement-aggregate combination, limiting the alkali content and the partial replacement of a high alkali Portland cement by fly ash or slag.