LABORATORY EVALUATION OF THE ALKALI CARBONATE REACTION

New Jersey's carbonate rock study was undertaken to develop a procedure to evaluate local sources for potential alkali carbonate reaction. Laboratory tests were performed on rock samples obtained from eight local sources with unknown reactive characteristics and three control samples with well-known reactive characteristics. The screening criteria described in the paper identified the known reactive sources, and also indicated that some local sources are potentially reactive at higher alkali levels. It is recommended that use of carbonate aggregate be conditioned on demonstrated nonreactivity under the described battery of tests. As a precautionary measure, low-alkali cement (alkali levels less than 0.7%) should be used with carbonate rock aggregate to mitigate the effect of any failure to detect aggregate reactivity.

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  • This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1301, Factors Affecting Properties and Performance of Pavements and Bridges 1991. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
• Authors:
  • Croteau, Jack
  • Quinn, John
  • Shelat, Kiran
• Publication Date: 1991

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 87-96
• Monograph Title: Factors affecting properties and performance of pavements and bridges, 1991
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1301
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acceptance tests; Aggregates by source; Alkali aggregate reactions; Carbonate rocks; Laboratory tests
• Uncontrolled Terms: Aggregate sources
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; I36: Aggregates;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00616325
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309051053
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Oct 31 1991 12:00AM