LONG-TIME STUDY OF CEMENT PERFORMANCE IN CONCRETE--CHAPTER 12. CONCRETE EXPOSED TO SEA WATER AND FRESH WATER

DURING 1941 AND 1942 FOUR EXPERIMENTAL INSTALLATIONS OF TEST PILING WERE DRIVEN, 3 IN SEA WATER AND 1 IN FRESH WATER, FOR STUDIES OF CONCRETE PERFORMANCE. ONE SEA WATER EXPOSURE WAS IN THE CAPE COD CANAL AND A FRESH WATER EXPOSURE IN SIMILAR CLIMATE WAS CONSTRUCTED AT SAUGERTIES, N.Y. TWO OTHER SEA WATER EXPOSURES WERE IN THE MILD CLIMATES OF FLORIDA AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. TWENTY-TWO OF THE 27 LONG-TIME STUDY CEMENTS WERE USED IN THE 3 EASTERN EXPOSURES; 7 WERE USED IN CALIFORNIA. AFTER MORE THAN 15 YEARS, SIGNIFICANT TRENDS IN PERFORMANCE ARE DEVELOPING. /PCA/

• Authors:
  • Tyler, I L
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

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

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cement; Concrete; Durability; Fresh water; Performance; Seawater; Test piles
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00213556
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Portland Cement Association
• Report/Paper Numbers: No 114
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 1 1970 12:00AM