alkali silica reaction
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2022 ◽  
Vol 152 ◽  
pp. 106652
Author(s):  
Romain Dupuis ◽  
Roland J-M Pellenq

2022 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenguo Shi ◽  
Barbara Lothenbach

Effective mitigation of alkali-silica reaction (ASR) is critical for producing durable concrete. The use of alumina-rich supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) and chemical admixtures such as lithium salts to prevent expansion caused by ASR was first reported 70 years ago, shortly after the discovery of ASR in 1940s. Despite numerous investigations, the understanding of the mechanisms of Al and Li for mitigating ASR remain partially inexplicit in the case of Al, and hardly understood in the case of Li. This paper reviews the available information on the effect of Al and Li on ASR expansion, the influencing factors, possible mechanisms and limitations. The role of Al in mitigating ASR is likely related to the reduction of dissolution rate of reactive silica. Moreover, the presence of Al may alter the structure of crystalline ASR products to zeolite or its precursor, but such effect seems to be not that significant at ambient conditions due to the slow kinetics of zeolite formation. Several mechanisms for the lithium salts in mitigating ASR have been proposed, but most of them are not conclusive primarily due to the lack of knowledge about the formed reaction products. Combination of Al-rich SCMs and lithium salts may be used as an economic solution for ASR mitigation, although systematic studies are necessary prior to the applications.


2022 ◽  
Vol 151 ◽  
pp. 106641
Author(s):  
Krishna Siva Teja Chopperla ◽  
Thano Drimalas ◽  
Mengesha Beyene ◽  
Jussara Tanesi ◽  
Kevin Folliard ◽  
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