SILANE, TRIMETHYL Styrene

Alkyl alkoxy silanes have been found to be very effective in reducing alkali-aggregate expansion [11] (Fig. 6.4). Of the silanes used in the study, hexyl trimethyl siloxane and decyl trimethoxyl silane were found to be more effective in decreasing the expansion than the others. In the same study, Ohama et al. [11] investigated the effect of sodium silicofluoride, alkyl alkoxy silane, lithium carbonate, lithium fluoride, styrene-butadiene rubber latex and lithium hydroxide on compressive strength and the expansion of mortar containing cement with 2% equivalent Na20. The reduction of the level of expansion shown in Fig. 6.4 with the siloxanes was attributed to... 

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