Assessment of Potential Alkali Aggregate Reactivity for Siliceous and Carbonate Aggregates: A Case Study
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Alkali-aggregate reactivity (AAR) involves a reaction between the pore solution of concrete and certain minerals found in some aggregates. To assess the potential AAR various physical and chemical tests are available and extensively used. The petrographic examination is the initial assessment that decides the further investigation for potential reactivity of an aggregate. A chemical approach is another option to assess the aggregate for potential AAR. The accelerated mortar bar method and concrete prism tests are other very important tests for determination of potential AAR of aggregates samples. However, a combination of the results of all the techniques provides most reliable results for potential AAR in aggregates. Moreover, each test represents the stepwise investigation and provides the decision for the test of next approach. Petrographic examination and chemical test methods are the quick decision-making methods for the estimation of potential AAR. In some cases, by these two methods, the aggregate can be selected and rejected confidently. However, for critical values or doubtful aggregates, further tests are necessary to develop a higher confidence level of the results. The present study comprises of the assessment of the alkali-reactivity of siliceous and carbonate aggregates using petrographic and chemical approaches. X-ray diffraction analysis was used as a complementary method to the petrographic evaluation. Moreover, under chemical approach, two separate test methods were used for siliceous and carbonate aggregates. The study also included a comparison between the petrographic examination and chemical analysis for the same aggregate samples and found significant results.Downloads
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