LINSEED OIL FOR THE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE OF CONCRETE

INFORMATION IS PRESENTED ON THE USE OF BOILED LINSEED OIL SOLUTIONS AND EMULSIONS AS ANTISCALING COMPOUNDS FOR CONCRETE. THESE LINSEED FORMULATIONS CAN BE EASILY APPLIED TO CONCRETE WITH CONVENTIONAL SPRAYING EQUIPMENT. WITH THE EMULSION DRYING 2 HOURS AFTER APPLICATION, SERIOUS LOSS OF OIL DURING A RAIN APPEARS TO BE ELIMINATED. WHEN SUBJECTED TO FREEZE-THAW CYCLES IN THE PRESENCE OF SALT, AIR-ENTRAINED CONCRETE HIGHWAYS COATED WITH LINSEED OIL SHOWED INCREASED DURABILITY COMPARED TO UNCOATED CONTROLS. TESTS ALSO INDICATED THAT RECOATING IS ADVANTAGEOUS FOR LONG-TERM PROTECTION. LABORATORY FREEZE-THAW TESTS IN WATER AND 2 PERCENT BRINE WERE CONDUCTED ON CONCRETE BEAMS COATED WITH LINSEED OIL EMULSIONS TO EVALUATE ITS EFFECTIVENESS AS AN ANTISCALING AND CURING AGENT. COATED BEAMS SHOWED NO LOSS IN 42-DAY FLEXURAL STRENGTH OVER MOIST-CURED CONTROLS. COATED BEAMS SUBJECTED TO 300 FREEZE-THAW CYCLES IN THE PRESENCE OF WATER AND 2 PERCENT BRINE WERE FROM 4 TO 6 TIMES AS DURABLE AS UNCOATED BEAMS. PRELIMINARY DATA INDICATE THAT LINSEED OIL EMULSIONS MAY SERVE AS BOTH A CURING AND ANTISCALING COMPOUND. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrr/1968/254/254-005.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Paper sponsored by Committee on Maintenance of Portland Cement Concrete Pavements and presented at the 47th Annual Meeting. 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:
  • Kubie, W L
  • Gast, L E
  • Cowan, J C
• Publication Date: 1968

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 61-67
• Monograph Title: Maintenance practices 1967
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 254
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air entrained concrete; Beams; Concrete; Curing agents; Emulsions; Flexural strength; Freeze thaw tests; Linseed oil; Prevention; Sprayers
• Uncontrolled Terms: Concrete beams; Scaling
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218439
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jan 23 1994 12:00AM