What Happens When Calcium-Based Additives are Replaced by a Magnesium-Based Ones (IMAGE)

University of the Basque Country

What Happens When Calcium-Based Additives are Replaced by a Magnesium-Based Ones

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These are soil samples treated with lime (left), and with magnesium (right). The formation of ettringite caused the test tube treated with lime to break.

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Seco et al., 2017

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