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Distribution Of Lithium Nitrite Injected Into Concrete And Its Asr Suppression Effect, Koichi Kobayashi, K Rokugo, Y Takagi, T Otani Nov 2019

Distribution Of Lithium Nitrite Injected Into Concrete And Its Asr Suppression Effect, Koichi Kobayashi, K Rokugo, Y Takagi, T Otani

International Conference on Durability of Concrete Structures

In this research, lithium nitrite was injected into ASR-deteriorated concrete specimens made with reactive aggregates in order to suppress further deterioration. The amount of injected lithium nitrite was set to three different levels, and the subsequent expansion behavior and area of lithium permeation were investigated. The area of permeation was checked using the coloring reagent TDI. It was found that the prescribed amount of lithium cannot be injected fully into the non-deteriorated specimens. When the lithium was injected at an early stage of deterioration, the area of permeation was small and the ASR suppression effect was small regardless of the …


Using Long-Term Outdoor Exposure Data To Benchmark Accelerated Durability Test Methods, R. Hooton Nov 2019

Using Long-Term Outdoor Exposure Data To Benchmark Accelerated Durability Test Methods, R. Hooton

International Conference on Durability of Concrete Structures

Many performance-based durability test methods adopted in various national and international standards were developed decades ago based on short-term evaluations. Most durability tests use various methods to accelerate reactions in order to obtain results in a reasonably short period of time. Then pass/fail criteria are set for these tests in standard specifications. However, the acceleration techniques used maybe overly severe, and preclude the use of concrete materials and mix designs that perform perfectly well in the field. The inclusion of long-term field tests or outdoor exposure tests can be used to verify the appropriateness of both the test methods and …


Alkali Reactive Carbonate Rocks: Is It Alkali Silica Reaction (Asr) Or Alkali Carbonate Reaction (Acr)?, Mengesha Beyene, Rc Meininger Nov 2019

Alkali Reactive Carbonate Rocks: Is It Alkali Silica Reaction (Asr) Or Alkali Carbonate Reaction (Acr)?, Mengesha Beyene, Rc Meininger

International Conference on Durability of Concrete Structures

The root cause of distress in two different concrete structures made from carbonate coarse aggregates that fit the textural and compositional criteria cited for ACR was found to be caused by ASR, not ACR. Stereo-optical examination and transmitted polarized light microscopy (PLM) analysis showed that the concretes contain some dark gray, fine-grained argillaceous dolomitic coarse aggregates in which secondary white deposit filling the cracks extending from these aggregates into the paste (as well as lining air voids) is ASR gel. Back scattered electron (BSE) imaging with EDS spectra and x-ray elemental mappings, clearly confirm that the white secondary deposits consist …


Impact Of Portlandite On Alkali-Silica Reaction Of Pyrex Glass And Blastfurnace Slag Aggregate, Natsumi Noguchi, Tomohiro Kajio, Yuka Morinaga, Yogarajah Elakneswaran, T Nawa, Toshiki Ayano Nov 2019

Impact Of Portlandite On Alkali-Silica Reaction Of Pyrex Glass And Blastfurnace Slag Aggregate, Natsumi Noguchi, Tomohiro Kajio, Yuka Morinaga, Yogarajah Elakneswaran, T Nawa, Toshiki Ayano

International Conference on Durability of Concrete Structures

In this study, it is investigated the effect of Ca ion on dissolution and reaction products in alkaline environment using Pyrex glass showing ASR expansion and blast furnace slag fine aggregate suppressing ASR. It is reported that Ca plays a role in the dissolution and polymerization of silica, and is therefore an important factor in ASR. For each sample, calculation of dissolution rate and analysis of solid phase product by 29Si MAS NMR and XRD/Rietveld analysis, and liquid phase analysis by ICP-AES were performed. As a result, it was confirmed that addition of Ca has an influence on dissolution behavior …


Comparison Of Alkali-Silica Chemical Reaction Of Reactive Glass And Chert Aggregate, Yuka Morinaga, Elakneswaran Yogarajah, Toyoharu Nawa, Lalita Yongchaitrakul, Eiji Iwatsuki Nov 2019

Comparison Of Alkali-Silica Chemical Reaction Of Reactive Glass And Chert Aggregate, Yuka Morinaga, Elakneswaran Yogarajah, Toyoharu Nawa, Lalita Yongchaitrakul, Eiji Iwatsuki

International Conference on Durability of Concrete Structures

Alkali silica reaction (ASR) is one of the most important factors of deterioration of Concrete. However, there are a lot of unknown points about ASR such as mechanism of ASR and pessimum effect. We investigate to the mechanism of Alkali silica chemical reaction by using two different aggregates, early type expanded aggregate and delayed type expanded aggregate. Experiments were used to investigate ASR by reaction between reactive silica and alkali ions with or without calcium ions. Two phases of reacted samples (liquid and solid) are presented. In the absence of calcium hydroxide (CH), reactive materials with specified sizes (Yorochert, and …