Alkali-Aggregate Reaction Investigations at Friant Dam, California

Alkali-Aggregate Reaction Investigations at Friant Dam, California
Author: JN. Hartwell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 13
Release: 1990
Genre: Aggregates (Building materials)
ISBN:

Mass concrete at Friant Dam was produced with high- and low-alkali cements both with and without natural pozzolan (pumicite). Recent and previous investigations indicate (a) concrete deterioration due to alkali-aggregate reaction has taken place to varying extent and degree within the dam; (b) compressive strength and modulus of elasticity have decreased due to alkali-aggregate reaction; (c) preliminary tests suggest alkalies are not present in the concrete in sufficient quantity to contribute to expansive reactions; and (d) the potentially deleteriously alkali-reactive aggregate is of andesite affinity.

Petrography Applied to Concrete and Concrete Aggregates

Petrography Applied to Concrete and Concrete Aggregates
Author: Bernard Erlin
Publisher: ASTM International
Total Pages: 208
Release: 1990
Genre: Aggregates (Building materials)
ISBN: 0803114524

Fourteen papers from the Symposium on [title] held on June 26, 1989 in St. Louis cover approaches, examination, and specimen preparation of concrete and aggregates for petrographic studies; petrographic examination of aggregate problems; and petrography applied to solving varieties of concrete probl