{"title":"Biogenic Sulphuric Acid Attack of Concrete Sewer Pipes: A Prediction of the Corrosion Rate","authors":"A. Beeldens, D. Gemert","doi":"10.14359/10604","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14359/10604","url":null,"abstract":"Biogenic sulphuric acid corrosion is a phenomenon which occurs mainly in sewer pipes. The process consists of four stages: the reduction of sulphate to sulphide; the transition of sulphide to hydrogen sulphide gas in the sewer atmosphere; the re-oxidation of the sulphide gas to sulphuric acid in an oxidizing environment of the sewer pipe and finally concrete attack by sulphuric acid. Different models are developed to predict the sulphide formation and the corrosion rate. The model of Pomeroy, according to which the rate of sulphur production and the rate of corrosion can be calculated, is used in this paper. Different parameters are taken into account and case studies are described. Comparison of the calculated corrosion and the measured corrosion indicates the accuracy of the formula. In addition, a sensitivity study is carried out on the formulae to distinguish the influence of the different parameters. A realistic variation of the different parameters is made, based on measurements at the inlet of purification plants. The most influencing parameters for the model were the temperature, the BOD-content and the pH-value of the waste water, the depth of flow and the detention time.","PeriodicalId":184301,"journal":{"name":"\"SP-200: Fifth CANMET/ACI Conference on Recent Advances in Concrete Technology-Proceeding, Fifth International Conference\"","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125511752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"High Quality Recycled Aggregate Concrete (HiRAC) Processed by Decompression and Rapid Release","authors":"H. Tamura, A. Nishio, J. Ohashi, K. Imamoto","doi":"10.14359/10597","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14359/10597","url":null,"abstract":"Quality of concrete with recycled aggregate is generally lower than that of virgin aggregate. The main reason is that, recycled aggregate with its higher water absorption property has more porous mortar matrix around than that of the virgin aggregate and hence develops an inferior bond. In order to improve the quality of recycled aggregate concrete, an innovative method is proposed in this paper. High quality recycled aggregate concrete (HiRAC) can be obtained through a decompression and rapid release (DC-RR) procedure applied after normal mixing of concrete with recycled aggregate. Through the DC-RR procedure, the quality of transition zone between aggregate and cement matrix can be dramatically improved. In this paper, experimental studies are described on the effectiveness of DC-RR procedure on some of the mechanical and physical properties of recycled aggregate concrete. It was found that, by applying the DC-RR procedure, compressive strength of recycled aggregate concrete can be increased by about 20%; creep and carbonation depth can be reduced by about 20% and 30%, respectively.","PeriodicalId":184301,"journal":{"name":"\"SP-200: Fifth CANMET/ACI Conference on Recent Advances in Concrete Technology-Proceeding, Fifth International Conference\"","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123856541","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"High-Strength Concrete Columns Under Biaxial Bending","authors":"P. Sarker, S. Adolphus, S. Patterson, B. Rangan","doi":"10.14359/10581","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14359/10581","url":null,"abstract":"Experimental and analytical studies on High Strength Concrete (HSC) columns subjected to biaxial bending are presented. The experimental work consisted of testing of twelve HSC columns. The primary test variables were load eccentricities about both the axes and the longitudinal steel ratio. All the columns were loaded to failure. The analytical work comprised development of a computer-based numerical algorithm to predict the strength of columns. The numerical analysis calculated the strength of the column in uniaxial bending separately about both the axes and applied the Bresler's reciprocal load formula to predict the strength of the column in biaxial bending. The analysis applies to all grades of concrete. Good correlation between the test and calculated results is observed.","PeriodicalId":184301,"journal":{"name":"\"SP-200: Fifth CANMET/ACI Conference on Recent Advances in Concrete Technology-Proceeding, Fifth International Conference\"","volume":"84 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133317070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Influence of the Nature and the Grading Curve of the Powder on the Rheology of Self-Compacting Concrete","authors":"A. Poppe, G. Schutter","doi":"10.14359/10591","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14359/10591","url":null,"abstract":"The two most essential properties of self-compacting concrete (SCC) are high flowability and high segregation resistance. To combine these apparently incompatible properties, it is necessary to have complete control over the rheology of the concrete. This can be achieved by limiting the volume of the coarse aggregate in combination with a high powder content. This contribution mainly focuses on the influence of the nature and the grading curve of the powder on the rheological properties of SCC. In the experimental program two limestone powders are studied in different combinations with a portland cement. The effect on the rheology of the SCC is investigated by means of the slump flow test and the V-funnel. Also the influence on air content and compressive strength is studied.","PeriodicalId":184301,"journal":{"name":"\"SP-200: Fifth CANMET/ACI Conference on Recent Advances in Concrete Technology-Proceeding, Fifth International Conference\"","volume":"67 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114540771","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ettringite Formation and Sulfate Attack on Concrete","authors":"M. Collepardi","doi":"10.14359/10569","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14359/10569","url":null,"abstract":"The paper presents a critical review of the relationship between ettringite formation and sulfate attack. Ettringite formation is associated with expansion. However, any ettringite-related expansion is not necessarily related to sulfate attack. Early ettringite formation (EEF) which occurs immediately (within hours) in a plastic fresh mixture does not produce any damaging expansion and is associated with the regulation of setting time of portland cement paste. Expansion after the hardening of cement paste can be advantageously used for development of chemical prestress in expansive cements. Delayed ettringite formation (DEF) occurs at late ages and the related heterogeneous expansion in a very rigid hardened concrete can produce cracking and spalling. Two different types of DEF are examined depending on the sulfate source: DEF caused by external sulfate attack (ESA) or internal sulfate attack (ISA). ESA, related to the interaction of environmental sulfate with the cement matrix, can be precluded by the use of impermeable concrete. On the other hand, ISA occurs in a sulfate-free environment due to the interaction of internal sulfate (from cement or gypsum contaminated aggregate) with calcium-aluminate hydrates of the cement paste. Two different mechanisms of DEF caused by ISA are examined. The first one is based on the thermal decomposition of ettringite in high-temperature cured concrete elements and the subsequent re-formation of ettringite at ambient temperature in a saturated atmosphere. According to the second mechanism ISA is based on a chain of three essential events (microcracking, late sulfate release, and exposure to water) and DEF could occur even at room temperature.","PeriodicalId":184301,"journal":{"name":"\"SP-200: Fifth CANMET/ACI Conference on Recent Advances in Concrete Technology-Proceeding, Fifth International Conference\"","volume":"56 9","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120892901","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Innovative Methods for Water Content Control of Recycled Aggregate Concrete: Rapid Absorption Test for Aggregate and Continuous Monitoring of Freshly-Mixed Concrete at Site","authors":"H. Tamura, M. Arai, K. Imamoto","doi":"10.14359/10614","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14359/10614","url":null,"abstract":"Recycled aggregate concrete was used as structural concrete at site under the strict quality control system especially on water content in concrete. Two innovative methods were applied for this project: one is the rapid test method for water absorption of aggregate, and the other is the continuous real-time monitoring of water content of freshly mixed concrete at site using a radio isotope (RI) moisture meter. With regard to the rapid test method for water absorption of aggregate, hot water and pressure were applied for the test. By the rapid method, test results could be obtained within two hours. This method is very useful in water content control of concrete produced at mixing plants, especially for concrete with recycled aggregate, water absorption of which generally fluctuates more than that of normal aggregate. As for the water content control using RI moisture meter, water content of freshly mixed concrete transported to the site was being continuously monitored during pumping by a meter attached to the transporting pipe of the concrete pump. Neutron radiation intensity measured varies with the water content of concrete. Every 120 seconds, measurements were used for running mean of water content. According to some experimental studies on this method, standard deviation of the water content of concrete is about 3 kg/m3. In this paper, outline of above-mentioned methods and their application at site are described.","PeriodicalId":184301,"journal":{"name":"\"SP-200: Fifth CANMET/ACI Conference on Recent Advances in Concrete Technology-Proceeding, Fifth International Conference\"","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123993076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Concentration Profile of Water-Soluble Chloride in 32 Year-Old Marine Concrete Piles","authors":"C. Lim, K. Ong, K. H. Law, P. Paramasivam","doi":"10.14359/10573","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14359/10573","url":null,"abstract":"The alkaline nature of concrete made from normal portland cements provides a natural protection against corrosion of steel bars embedded as reinforcement. Presence of chloride in small quantities, depending on the Cl/OH ratio tends to destroy this passivity of steel reinforcement even at a pH considerably above 11.5. The present paper compares numerical predictions, using Fick's second law of diffusion, against concentration profile of water-soluble chloride obtained from the atmospheric, tidal and submerged zones of six 32 year-old marine piles extracted from a wharf in the Port of Singapore. Concentrations of water-soluble chloride at the level of steel reinforcement were compared with the loss in mass of the reinforcing bars. The concrete was sampled using the drill and suction method at locations spaced approximately 1m along the entire length of the extracted piles. The results show that the numerical estimates were in good agreement with the actual values of water-soluble chloride concentrations obtained under Singapore conditions. Diffusion parameters calculated were within the expected range for the grade of concrete used, 30 MPa cube strength. Locations where reinforcement corrosion were found corresponded to those that showed presence of water-soluble chloride in concentrations as low as 0.025% by mass of concrete occurring mainly in the atmospheric zone.","PeriodicalId":184301,"journal":{"name":"\"SP-200: Fifth CANMET/ACI Conference on Recent Advances in Concrete Technology-Proceeding, Fifth International Conference\"","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132160398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Properties of Self-leveling Concrete: Influence of a Viscosity Agent and Cement Content","authors":"J. Ambroise, J. Pera","doi":"10.14359/10589","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14359/10589","url":null,"abstract":"This paper deals with the development of self-levelling concrete at low cost for casting slabs and other horizontal structures. The 28-day compressive strength of such concrete is in the range of 25 to 40 MPa, and its cost is 15% higher than that of usual concrete. This overcost is offset by some advantages: quicker execution, absence of noisy vibration at job-site and reduced painful task for workers. The cement content for this concrete ranges from 260 to 380 kg/m3, and that of limestone powder form 20 to 140 kg/m3, in order to get a total amount of fine particles of 400 kg/m3. To prevent segregation, a viscosity agent - a suspension of modified starch - was introduced in the mixture at different contents. The following characteristics were measured: static spread of concrete, unit weight, bleeding, resistance to segregation, compressive strength, elastic modulus and shrinkage. The results show that the optimum dosage of viscosity agent is 2 kg/m3, regardless of the amount of cement.","PeriodicalId":184301,"journal":{"name":"\"SP-200: Fifth CANMET/ACI Conference on Recent Advances in Concrete Technology-Proceeding, Fifth International Conference\"","volume":"51 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126449620","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Study on Durability of Anti-Washout Concrete Under Marine Environment","authors":"S. Sakoda, Nobufumi Takeda, S. Sogo","doi":"10.14359/10603","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14359/10603","url":null,"abstract":"In recent years, structures made with anti-washout concrete under marine environment have been increasing. However, the durability of such structures is not yet clarified. Therefore, in order to understand the durability of reinforced concrete made with anti-washout concrete, exposure tests were carried out under a marine environment for ten years. The reinforced concrete specimens prepared with anti-washout concrete containing either silica fume or ternary low heat cement were exposed to marine atmosphere and underwater. Investigations were focused on the variation of concrete quality, concentration chloride ion and corrosion of reinforcement. From test results, the compressive strength of anti-washout concrete is similar to reference concrete in ordinary structures. The carbonation depth of the anti-washout concrete made without silica fume admixture is lower than that of reference concrete. At the distance of 2 cm from the surface of underwater cast concrete of the chloride ion concentration is sufficient to corrode the reinforcement of any concrete. After 10 years of exposure to marine environment, that of reference concrete is from 5 to 10 times that of anti-washout concrete. Therefore, the anti-washout concrete is durable under marine environment and it is possible to design for durability in the same way as for normal concrete.","PeriodicalId":184301,"journal":{"name":"\"SP-200: Fifth CANMET/ACI Conference on Recent Advances in Concrete Technology-Proceeding, Fifth International Conference\"","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131467240","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Long-Term Deformations of High-Strength Concrete Containing Silica Fume and Metakaolin","authors":"J. Brooks, M. Johari","doi":"10.14359/10574","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14359/10574","url":null,"abstract":"The effects of metakaolin and silica fume on the creep and shrinkage of concrete were investigated. Compared with the control concrete, the concrete containing the mineral admixtures had lower early age autogenous shrinkage measured from the time of initial set, but the long-term autogenous shrinkage measured from the age of 24 hours was increased. The total shrinkage (autogenous plus drying shrinkage) measured from 24 hours was reduced. Drying shrinkage was less than for the control concrete. The basic creep of sealed concrete and total creep of drying concrete were significantly reduced due to metakaolin and silica fume, particularly at higher replacement levels.","PeriodicalId":184301,"journal":{"name":"\"SP-200: Fifth CANMET/ACI Conference on Recent Advances in Concrete Technology-Proceeding, Fifth International Conference\"","volume":"104 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128199527","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}