Accession Number:

AD0739982

Title:

Investigation of Damage by Fire to Concrete, Ensley Pumping Station, Memphis, Tennessee,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

ARMY ENGINEER WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION VICKSBURG MISS

Personal Author(s):

• Buck,Alan D.
• Kennedy,Thomas B.

Report Date:

1965-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

16.0

Abstract:

Approximately 48 cu yds of concrete were placed in the outlet platform walls of the Ensley Pumping Station between elevation 199.0 and 208.75. During extremely cold weather on the night of 16 January 1965, while this concrete was being protected by tarpaulins, the tarpaulins caught fire and in turn ignited the plywood forms. The report reviews the inspection sampling and tests of the fire damage. Author

Descriptors:

• (*CONCRETE
• DAMAGE ASSESSMENT)
• (*FIRES
• CONCRETE)
• VISUAL INSPECTION
• SAMPLING
• AGING(MATERIALS)
• CRACKS
• DETERIORATION
• CORRELATION TECHNIQUES
• EXPOSURE(PHYSIOLOGY)
• COMPRESSIVE PROPERTIES
• TENNESSEE

Subject Categories:

• Construction Equipment, Materials and Supplies

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE