THE USE OF AIR-ENTRAINING ADMIXTURES IN CONCRETE IN LARGE DAMS IN THE UNITED STATES

THE COMPOSITION IS DISCUSSED OF AIR ENTRAINING AGENTS AND THE RESULTS OF THEIR USE ON WORKABILITY, STRENGTH, ABRASION RESISTANCE, RESISTANCE TO FREEZING AND THAWING, AND PERMEABILITY OF CONCRETE WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE USE OF THESE AGENTS IN MASS CONCRETE IN LARGE DAMS. BOTH LABORATORY AND FIELD RESULTS ARE DESCRIBED. THE DESIGN OF MASS CONCRETE WITH RESPECT TO AIR CONTENT AND CEMENT CONTENT IS DISCUSSED. /PCA/

• Authors:
  • Lerch, W
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Portland Cement Assoc R & D Lab Bull
  • Issue Number: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air content; Air entraining agents; Cement content; Concrete; Concrete dams; Freeze thaw durability; Mass concrete; Permeability; Physical properties; Workability
• Uncontrolled Terms: Concrete properties
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00213542
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Portland Cement Association
• Report/Paper Numbers: No 99
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 1 1970 12:00AM