摘要: |
In the reports of the American Concrete Institute Committee 212 on Admixtures, beginning in 1954, reference was made to the use of admixtures, both chemical and mineral, to prevent excessive expansion of concrete caused by the alkali-silica reaction. Work on this topic began at least as far back as 1947. Few data on the use of admixtures for this purpose in field concrete are known to have been published. Laboratory test results suggest that mineral admixtures are effective in smaller and smaller amounts as the silica content, silica solubility, and fineness increase. Ground granulated iron blast-furnace slag, a hydraulic cement (often incorrectly called a mineral admixture), is highly effective when used to make up 60% or more of the cementitious medium. Its effectiveness probably derives from its ability to reduce the permeability of concrete to 1/10 to 1/100 that of concrete of equal strength made using portland cement alone. Similar effects may occur when mineral admixtures are used. The use of chemical admixtures based on soluble salts of lithium has been referred to in the literature for many years and was reexamined in detail by Stark in 1992 in the recent Strategic Highway Research Program project on alkali-silica reaction. It may be technically feasible, but it may not be cost-effective. |