Research Article
Effect of Limestone Powder on Thaumasite Form of Sulfate Attack (TSA) of Cement-Based Materials
Table 1
Chemical components of the clinker, gypsum, and limestone powder (wt%).
| Materials | SiO2 | Fe2O3 | Al2O3 | CaO | MgO | SO3 | K2O | Na2O | LOI |
| Clinker | 19.99 | 2.98 | 4.80 | 61.22 | 3.27 | 0.23 | 0.88 | 0.18 | 3.52 | Gypsum | 4.47 | 0.36 | 0.99 | 34.05 | 1.84 | 40.61 | 0.23 | 0.08 | 16.87 | Limestone powder | 0.23 | 0.21 | — | 55.46 | — | — | — | — | 41.75 |
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