G. Duffó, E. A. Arva, S. Farina, C. Giordano, C. Lafon
{"title":"Durability of Concrete Vaults for Radioactive Waste Disposal","authors":"G. Duffó, E. A. Arva, S. Farina, C. Giordano, C. Lafon","doi":"10.14359/20163","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14359/20163","url":null,"abstract":"The development of a program for the design and construction of a facility for the final disposal of intermediate-level radioactive wastes in the Argentine Republic is the responsibility of the Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA). The proposed model is the near-surface monolithic repository similar to that in operation in El Cabril, Spain. The design of this type of repository is based on the use of multiple, independent, and redundant barriers. Since the vault and cover are made of reinforced concrete and they are major components of the engineered barriers, the durability of these concrete structures is an important aspect for the facilities’ integrity. This paper presents a laboratory and field investigation performed during the last 6 years on reinforced concrete specimens made with high-performance concrete, in order to predict the service life of the intermediate-level radioactive waste disposal vaults from data obtained from electrochemical techniques. The development of corrosion sensors that allow on-line measurements of reinforcing steel corrosion potential and corrosion current density, incoming oxygen flow that reaches the metal surface, concrete electrical resistivity, chloride concentration, and internal concrete temperature is shown. These sensors, properly embedded in a prototype of the vault, allow the monitoring of the corrosion process of the reinforcing steel embedded in the structure. All the information obtained from the sensors is being used for the final design of the container to achieve a service life greater than the foreseen durability for this type of facilities (more than 300 years).","PeriodicalId":410288,"journal":{"name":"SP-253: Fifth ACI/CANMET/IBRACON Int'l Conference on High-Performance Concrete Structures & Materials","volume":"57 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126536373","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":"The Galvanic Effect of the Anodic/ Cathodic Area Ratio on Reinforced Concrete with 304 Stainless Steel","authors":"M. Córdova, P. Castro-Borges","doi":"10.14359/20186","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14359/20186","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes how the galvanic couple effect decreases a few weeks after performing local repairs. Nonetheless, there is no information on the effect the anodic/cathodic area (aA/aC) ratio has on the magnitude of the galvanic couple. The selective use of stainless steel represents an alternative to repair of concrete structures, but it remains understudied, particularly in the tropical marine environments of the Gulf of Mexico. This paper analyzes and discusses the influence of the anodic/cathodic area ratio on the galvanic behavior of local repairs conducted on small beams made of low-quality concrete and 304 stainless steel (SS) bars. Results from this experiment indicate that an aA/aC ratio of more than 5 causes a significant decrease in the galvanic couple of the adjacent areas.","PeriodicalId":410288,"journal":{"name":"SP-253: Fifth ACI/CANMET/IBRACON Int'l Conference on High-Performance Concrete Structures & Materials","volume":"62 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2006-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126603970","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":"Analysis of the Flexural Behavior of Precast Prestressed Beams with Semi-Rigid Connections","authors":"Bruna Catoia, M. Ferreira, R. Carvalho, T. Catoia","doi":"10.14359/20177","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14359/20177","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes how the flexural behavior of precast concrete beams is strongly influenced by their end connections. These connections can be considered as zones of discontinuity within the precast structure, wherein stress concentrations occur. Depending on the connection efficiency in terms of mobilizing displacements and transferring forces, there will be a correlative redistribution of the internal forces throughout the precast structure. This paper deals with the study of the behavior of precast prestressed beams with semi-rigid connections, wherein analytical procedures considering the interaction between moment-curvature relation of the precast beam and the moment-rotation relation of its beam-column connections have been proposed and experimentally validated. By using these procedures, equations based on the fixity factor of the connections were combined with experimental results, allowing the integration between the stiffness of the beam and the rotational stiffness of the beam-column connections. Within the experimental methodology, flexural tests of prestressed beams were conducted, considering both pinned and semi-rigid connections. Therefore, it has been possible to evaluate the effect of semi-rigid connections on the flexural behavior of the precast beam, in which deflections, rotations, and curvature of the semi-rigidly connected beam were compared with equivalent parameters from the flexural test of the simply supported beam, in order to estimate the partially restrained moment at the beam ends. This approach provided accurate results for the partially restrained moments at the beam ends, indicating that the beam supports were semi-rigid. Based in the experimental results of the studied model, the effective partially restrained end moment considering ULS has been estimated between 60% and 70% of the full restrained moment.","PeriodicalId":410288,"journal":{"name":"SP-253: Fifth ACI/CANMET/IBRACON Int'l Conference on High-Performance Concrete Structures & Materials","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125420375","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":"Physicomechanical Properties and Durability of Structural Colored Concrete","authors":"M. Positieri, P. Helene","doi":"10.14359/20175","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14359/20175","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes how structural colored concrete is a material that offers differentiated beauty patterns, breaks the monotony of structures, and can be more economical as a surface finish choice. Studies related to this kind of special concrete are innovative because there is both a lack of research and sparse bibliography on this subject, particularly in connection with durability. The influence of pigments on concrete properties and durability is still a question of discussion and research. In fresh concrete, the pigment characteristics can affect mixture workability. In hardened concrete, pigments can affect compressive strength, and there is not enough information in relation to color stability and durability. This paper covers colored concretes with red, black, and yellow pigments (iron oxides) compared with standard concrete. Their performance related to color stability and surface changes, physicomechanical properties and some traditional durability parameters are presented and the conclusion shows that this kind of concrete can perform well if some care is taken.","PeriodicalId":410288,"journal":{"name":"SP-253: Fifth ACI/CANMET/IBRACON Int'l Conference on High-Performance Concrete Structures & Materials","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127910892","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":"The Effectiveness of Measuring Flexural Performance of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete using the ASTM C1399-02 Test Method","authors":"G. Gava, L. Prudêncio","doi":"10.14359/20170","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14359/20170","url":null,"abstract":"This paper investigates if the ASTM C1399-02 procedure minimizes the post-peak instability, and if it is able to measure the fiber-reinforced beam response at low displacements. The load and mid-span displacement curve, the crack-mouth opening displacement and mid-span displacement curve and the average residual strength obtained from ASTM C1399-02 test results were compared with those obtained from ASTM C1018-94b, both conducted in an servo-controlled test machine. The results from ASTM C1399-02 were similar to those obtained according to ASTM C1018-94b. Additionally, the neutral axis value and the crack-mouth opening displacement obtained from ASTM C1399-02 were similar to those determined by ASTM C1018-94b, showing that ASTM C1399-02 test procedure did not minimize the effect of post-peak instability.","PeriodicalId":410288,"journal":{"name":"SP-253: Fifth ACI/CANMET/IBRACON Int'l Conference on High-Performance Concrete Structures & Materials","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133973603","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}