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041 _aeng
100 _aStocks, Jo
245 2 _aA diligent approach will uncover concrete cancer
260 _c2005
490 _aProperty Week
_v70(17) 29 April 2005, 79(1)
520 _aConsiders the risks to buildings from concrete cancer, cement and concrete with alkali levels high enough to cause Alkali Silica Reaction (ASR). This follows the announcement that for more than two years, the Westbury plant of Lafarge Cement UK has been unknowingly supplying these damaged materials. Argues that the existence of high-alkali cement does not mean that ASR is inevitable as three factors must be present; high alkalinity, moisture, and a particular silica in the aggregate. Gives five points to consider when assessing the risk of any building developing ASR which include the use of the affected concrete, the reinforcement arrangements and the level of the groundwater on site.
590 _aIKA210605
650 _aALKALI SILICA REACTION
690 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING PATHOLOGY-DETERIORATION
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