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Title:

HIGH DOSAGE TYPE-C FLY ASH AND LIMESTONE IN SAND-GRAVEL CONCRETE

Accession Number:

00727333

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309059046

Abstract:

Alkali-silica reactions are a major cause of concrete deterioration. The reactions can lead to severe damage that may ultimately endanger the performance and safety of concrete structures. The use of fly ash as partial replacement of portland cement and the use of some limestone in concrete mixtures were considered as two potential approaches to minimize the severity of the problem. Sand-gravel concrete mixtures were prepared by replacing 15%, 25%, and 35%, by weight of portland cement, with an equal weight of ASTM Type C fly ash. In those mixtures, either 30% or 50% of the total aggregate content was limestone. Concrete beams were prepared and the wetting-and-drying test was performed in accordance with Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) specifications. Also, freeze-and-thaw testing of concrete beams was performed on some selected mixtures. Results indicate that most of the fly ash concrete mixtures with 30% limestone do not fulfill the requirements of the KDOT specifications. The fly ash mixtures with 50% limestone yield better results; most of them meet the specifications. Results also show that increasing the fly ash dosage does not seem as effective as introducing limestone for alleviating alkali-silica reaction problems.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1532, Advancements in Concrete Materials Technology.

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Abou-Zeid, M N
Wojakowski, J B
Cross, S A

Pagination:

p. 36-43

Publication Date:

1996

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1532
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0309059046

Features:

Figures (4) ; References (13) ; Tables (3)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Concrete beams; Effectiveness

Old TRIS Terms:

Subject Areas:

Highways; Materials; Security and Emergencies; I32: Concrete

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Oct 22 1996 12:00AM

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