FREEZE THAW DURABILITY OF STEEL AND POLYPROPYLENE REINFORCED SHOTCRETES: A REVIEW. IN: DURABILITY OF CONCRETE. SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE. AUGUST 4-9, 1991, MONTREAL, CANADA. VOLUME II

This paper summarizes the results of several laboratory studies in which both wet and dry-mix fiber reinforced shotcretes have been tested to ASTM C666 Procedure A (Freezing and Thawing in Water). It is shown that both steel and high volume polypropylene fiber reinforced wet-mix shotcretes can be made to be freeze-thaw durable, provided the shotcrete is properly air entrained. Non-air entrained fiber reinforced wet-mix shotcrete deteriorates very rapidly in the ASTM C666 Procedure A test. In the dry-mix shotcrete process it does not appear possible to effectively use air entraining admixtures; in spite of this, it is shown that properly designed and applied steel fiber reinforced dry-mix shotcrete can be made to be freeze-thaw durable. The important criteria for making such steel fiber reinforced dry-mix shotcretes freeze-thaw durable are discussed. It is currently not possible to practically produce high volume polypropylen fibre reinforced shotcrete using the dry-mix process and so the inherent freeze-thaw durability of such a system is not known.

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  American Concrete Institute

  P.O. Box 19150, Redford Station, 22400 Seven Mile Road
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• Authors:
  • Morgan, D R
• Conference:
  • DURABILITY OF CONCRETE. SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE.
  • Location: MONTREAL , Canada
  • Date: 1991-8-4 to 1991-8-9
• Publication Date: 1991

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 901-918
• Serial:
  • Volume: II

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Durability; Fibers; Freeze thaw durability; Polypropylene; Shotcrete; Synthetic fibers
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00616167
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SP 126-48
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 31 1991 12:00AM