International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials

Table 6 Lithium-to-alkali molar ratio and amount of lithium nitrate in the mortar bars and 1 L of NaOH solution.

From: Comparison of ASR Mitigation Methodologies

$\frac{Li}{Na + K}$	LiNO ^a₃ in mortars (g)	1.0 L of 1 N NaOH solution
$\frac{Li}{Na + K}$	LiNO ^a₃ in mortars (g)	$\frac{Li}{Na + K}$	Water^b (g)	LiNO₃ (g)	NaOH (g)
0.59	37.78	0.295	952.50	67.93	40
0.74	47.23	0.370	940.56	84.92
0.89	56.67	0.445	928.70	101.90
1.04	66.12	0.520	916.80	118.90
1.18	75.56	0.590	904.90	135.86
1.33	85.01	0.665	893.00	152.90

^aBased on 7-bar size mixture.
^bDistilled water was added to prepare NaOH solution.

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