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Title: Alkali-silica reaction in concrete in a North Dakota highway
Authors: North Dakota. State Highway Department
Buck, Alan D.
Keywords: Alkali-silica reaction
Concrete cracking
Concrete strength
Highway pavement
Highway pavements
North Dakota
Interstate 94
Publisher: Structures Laboratory (U.S.)
Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)
Series/Report no.: Miscellaneous paper (U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station) ; SL-84-2.
Description: Miscellaneous Paper
Abstract: The North Dakota State Highway Department found cracking in concrete on Interstate Highway 94 east of Dickinson in about 1979 when the concrete was about 15 years old. While the cracking was primarily in the eastbound lanes where high-alkali portland cement had been used, it had the appearance of "D" cracking. The fine aggregate was local natural sand with a good service record, while the coarse aggregate was a mixed gravel from eastern Montana with no known service record. The question therefore was: "Is the cracking due to alkali-silica reaction, to freezing and thawing, or to both, or to some other factor or factors?" Petrographic examination of concrete cores from the cracked pavement and dilation testing of some of these for resistance to freezing and thawing showed the presence of significant amounts of products of alkali-silica reaction and satisfactory frost resistance. It was concluded that the cracking was due to alkali-silica reaction.
Rights: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11681/11107
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