Accession Number:

AD0742049

Title:

Factors which Influence the Deterioration of Concrete in Dams and Measures for Prevention of Deterioration,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

ARMY ENGINEER WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION VICKSBURG MISS

Personal Author(s):

• Mather,Bryant

Report Date:

1966-10-01

Pagination or Media Count:

24.0

Abstract:

Many phenomena that contribute to the deterioration of concrete in dams do so by mechanisms that induce internal expansion. That which expands may be a constituent of the cement, a constituent of the aggregate, or the contents of a pore or void in the concrete. These phenomena include frost action, alkali-aggregate reaction, sulfate attack, and a variety of chemical reactions not involving alkalies or sulfates. Author

Descriptors:

• (*CONCRETE
• DETERIORATION)
• (*DAMS
• CONCRETE)
• AGING(MATERIALS)
• COMPRESSIVE PROPERTIES
• DAMAGE
• SPECIFICATIONS
• INTERACTIONS
• MOISTURE
• CHEMICAL REACTIONS
• BASES(CHEMISTRY)
• FROST HEAVE
• SULFATES
• SHRINKAGE

Subject Categories:

• Civil Engineering
• Construction Equipment, Materials and Supplies

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE