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Research Article| January 01, 2012 Deleterious Reactions of Aggregate With Alkalis in Concrete Maarten A.T.M. Broekmans Maarten A.T.M. Broekmans Department of Industrial Minerals and Metals, Geological Survey of Norway (NGU), PO Box 6315 Sluppen, N-7491 TRONDHEIM, Norway, e-mail: maarten.broekmans@ngu.no Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Maarten A.T.M. Broekmans Department of Industrial Minerals and Metals, Geological Survey of Norway (NGU), PO Box 6315 Sluppen, N-7491 TRONDHEIM, Norway, e-mail: maarten.broekmans@ngu.no Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America First Online: 09 Mar 2017 © 2012 Mineralogical Society of America Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry (2012) 74 (1): 279–364. https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2012.74.7 Article history First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Maarten A.T.M. Broekmans; Deleterious Reactions of Aggregate With Alkalis in Concrete. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry 2012;; 74 (1): 279–364. doi: https://doi.org/10.2138/rmg.2012.74.7 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyReviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Search Advanced Search The word “concrete” is derived from the Latin concretus (compact, condensed), representing a conjunction of con (together) and the past participle of cresco (to grow; compare: crescendo). Thus, concrete could be liberally translated as ‘grown solid together,’ alluding to the consolidation of a particulate aggregate material with a cement binder of some sort. Concrete containing aggregate has been used in construction by the ancient Greek and Romans, possibly as a further development of clay initially used by the Assyrians and Babylonians as a binder, later superseded by burnt lime and gypsum by the Egyptians. As a construction material,... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.
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