Author:
Smaoui Nizar,Bérubé Marc-André,Fournier Benoit,Bissonnette Benoit,Durand Benoit
Abstract
The expansion to date of the concrete from a structure affected by alkali–silica reaction (ASR) is a crucial parameter in the evaluation of the structural integrity of the structure. Three methods have been used to evaluate this expansion: (i) the "stiffness damage test" (SDT), (ii) the "damage rating index" (DRI), and (iii) surface cracking. Concrete cylinders were made using several types of coarse and fine reactive aggregates and subjected to the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) concrete prism test CSA A23.2-14A (or American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) test method C1293), i.e., at 38 °C and >95% relative humidity (RH). At various expansion levels, the specimens were subjected to SDT and DRI tests. Very good relationships were obtained between the expansion due to ASR and the SDT. The correlation between the ASR expansion and the DRI was not as good but still of interest. Width measurements of surface cracks were also performed on a number of blocks made with different reactive aggregates and exposed in the laboratory at 38 °C and >95% RH. The expansion estimated from these measurements was much lower than that measured on the blocks.Key words: aggregates, alkali–silica reaction, concrete expansion, damage rating index, petrography, stiffness damage test, surface cracking.
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Subject
General Environmental Science,Civil and Structural Engineering
Cited by
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