CHEMICAL REACTIONS OF AGGREGATE IN CONCRETE: IDENTIFICATION OF DELETERIOUSLY REACTIVE AGGREGATES AND RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR THEIR USE IN CONCRETE

MINERALS OR ROCKS KNOWN TO CAUSE DELETERIOUS CHEMICAL REACTIONS IN CONCRETE ARE IDENTIFIED. THE GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS OF KNOWN REACTIVE AGGREGATES IN THE UNITED STATES ARE LISTED AND VARIOUS TEST METHODS USED TO IDENTIFY THEM ARE DESCRIBED. RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES FOR TEST USAGE ARE DISCUSSED.

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• Publication Date: 1958

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 12p
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Special Report
  • Issue Number: 31
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alkali aggregate reactions; Alkalinity; Cement; Chemical reactions; Coarse aggregates; Concrete; Deleterious materials; Geological surveying; Identification systems; Limestone; Location; Minerals; Petrography; Pozzolan; Reactive aggregates; Rocks; Test procedures
• Uncontrolled Terms: Identification; Low alkali cement
• Old TRIS Terms: Petrographic investigations
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00217622
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Oct 5 1970 12:00AM