Alkali-silica reaction and microstructure of concrete subjected to combined chemical and physical exposure conditions

Salt solutions are used to ensure safe driving conditions during winter. NaCl deicer is the most often used brine in Polish climatic zone. The chemical effects of this type of chloride-based deicer in wetting and drying (WD) and temperature cycles on concrete need to be better understood. This resea...

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Main Authors: Jóźwiak-Niedźwiedzka Daria, Dąbrowski Mariusz, Gibas Karolina, Antolik Aneta, Glinicki Michał A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2018-01-01
Series:MATEC Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201816305009
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author Jóźwiak-Niedźwiedzka Daria
Dąbrowski Mariusz
Gibas Karolina
Antolik Aneta
Glinicki Michał A.
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Dąbrowski Mariusz
Gibas Karolina
Antolik Aneta
Glinicki Michał A.
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description Salt solutions are used to ensure safe driving conditions during winter. NaCl deicer is the most often used brine in Polish climatic zone. The chemical effects of this type of chloride-based deicer in wetting and drying (WD) and temperature cycles on concrete need to be better understood. This research was focus to study the microstructure of air-entrained pavement concrete after combined chemical (10% of NaCl) and physical (WD and 60°C) exposure conditions. The adopted WD and temperature regime was designed to verify the hypothesis that regularly alternating wetting and drying cycles with external alkali supply from deicer salt will provoke the Alkali-Silica Reaction (ASR). The aggregates varied their origin and mineralogical composition. The microscopic examination was carried out on concrete specimens using SEM with EDX. The microscopic analysis has shown that main reason for concrete deterioration during cyclic chemical and physical exposure conditions was both physical influence - WD cycles and the chemical influence – ASR (primarily, the fine aggregate which lead to form of alkali-silica gel). The expansive gel was shown to be capable of destroying the test specimens. Also differences in mineralogical composition of coarse aggregates influenced on the concrete prism expansion due to ASR.
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spelling doaj.art-75bd0769f5a7412dbd2d33b996f282262022-12-21T22:50:12ZengEDP SciencesMATEC Web of Conferences2261-236X2018-01-011630500910.1051/matecconf/201816305009matecconf_matbud2018_05009Alkali-silica reaction and microstructure of concrete subjected to combined chemical and physical exposure conditionsJóźwiak-Niedźwiedzka DariaDąbrowski MariuszGibas KarolinaAntolik AnetaGlinicki Michał A.Salt solutions are used to ensure safe driving conditions during winter. NaCl deicer is the most often used brine in Polish climatic zone. The chemical effects of this type of chloride-based deicer in wetting and drying (WD) and temperature cycles on concrete need to be better understood. This research was focus to study the microstructure of air-entrained pavement concrete after combined chemical (10% of NaCl) and physical (WD and 60°C) exposure conditions. The adopted WD and temperature regime was designed to verify the hypothesis that regularly alternating wetting and drying cycles with external alkali supply from deicer salt will provoke the Alkali-Silica Reaction (ASR). The aggregates varied their origin and mineralogical composition. The microscopic examination was carried out on concrete specimens using SEM with EDX. The microscopic analysis has shown that main reason for concrete deterioration during cyclic chemical and physical exposure conditions was both physical influence - WD cycles and the chemical influence – ASR (primarily, the fine aggregate which lead to form of alkali-silica gel). The expansive gel was shown to be capable of destroying the test specimens. Also differences in mineralogical composition of coarse aggregates influenced on the concrete prism expansion due to ASR.https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201816305009
spellingShingle Jóźwiak-Niedźwiedzka Daria
Dąbrowski Mariusz
Gibas Karolina
Antolik Aneta
Glinicki Michał A.
Alkali-silica reaction and microstructure of concrete subjected to combined chemical and physical exposure conditions
MATEC Web of Conferences
title Alkali-silica reaction and microstructure of concrete subjected to combined chemical and physical exposure conditions
title_full Alkali-silica reaction and microstructure of concrete subjected to combined chemical and physical exposure conditions
title_fullStr Alkali-silica reaction and microstructure of concrete subjected to combined chemical and physical exposure conditions
title_full_unstemmed Alkali-silica reaction and microstructure of concrete subjected to combined chemical and physical exposure conditions
title_short Alkali-silica reaction and microstructure of concrete subjected to combined chemical and physical exposure conditions
title_sort alkali silica reaction and microstructure of concrete subjected to combined chemical and physical exposure conditions
url https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201816305009
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