Expansion of Concrete through Reaction between Cement and Aggregate

Tests have demonstrated that excessive expansion of concrete may occur through chemical reactions between cements of relatively high alkali content and certain mineral constituents in some aggregates, such as certain types of shales, cherts, and impure limestones found along the coast of California between Monterey Bay on the north and Los Angeles County on the south. A new test procedure is described in this paper through which it is possible, in a comparatively short time, to develop the deleterious characteristics of cement-aggregate combinations similar to those reported in the California study. The procedure consist of curing the specimens in sealed containers at normal temperatures.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This article originally appeared in Proceedings of the ASCE, December 1940, v. 66(10), pp. 1781-1811.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Concrete Institute (ACI)

  38800 Country Club Drive
  Farmington Hills, MI  United States  48331
• Authors:
  • Stanton, Thomas E
• Publication Date: 2008

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 9-46
• Monograph Title: Selected Landmark Paper Collection on Concrete Materials Research

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aggregate gradation; Bonding; Cement; Concrete; Concrete aggregates; Concrete curing; Concrete structures; Expansion; Thermal expansion
• Geographic Terms: Los Angeles County (California)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; I32: Concrete;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01109663
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780870312694
• Report/Paper Numbers: SP-249-1
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 25 2008 8:50AM