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... reserved 2015 buildings, structures & design concrete structures concrete technology & manufacture Alkali–silica reactivity (ASR) is a deleterious chemical reaction between hydroxyl (OH−) ions associated with alkalis (sodium and potassium) and certain reactive siliceous components...

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