Concrete in sulphate-bearing soils and groundwaters (1981) (Withdrawn)
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This digest discusses the factors responsible for sulphate attack on concrete below ground level, and recommends what can be done, by suitable selection of cement type and concrete quality, to resist attack by naturally-occurring sulphates.
Digest 250 replaced Digest 174, and was itself replaced by Digest 363, and then by Special Digest 1.