The Formation of Aluminous Tobermorite (IMAGE)

Nagoya University

The Formation of Aluminous Tobermorite

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The scientists found aluminous tobermorite formed inside the walls due to reactions between minerals in the concrete mixture in the presence of water and moderately high temperatures over a prolonged period.

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Ippei Maruyama, Nagoya University, and Chubu Electric Power Co.

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