“…For samples saturated with 15% and 23.3% NaCl, a chemical phase change was also observed in addition to the water/ice phase change. The reaction between cementitious matrix and solutions with higher concentrations (15% and 23.3% NaCl) may result in new chemical products (e.g., Friedel's salt, Kuzel's salt, calcium oxychloride, gypsum, or sodium sulfate) (Farnam, Bentz, Hampton, et al, 2014;Farnam, Bentz, Sakulich, et al, 2014;Farnam, Dick, et al, 2014). The chemical phase change is mainly due to a phase change (from liquid to solid) in the pore solution caused by these chemical products (Figure 5.1b).…”