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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/11824| Title: | Ice damage to concrete |
| Authors: | United States. Federal Highway Administration Thayer School of Engineering Schulson, Erland M. |
| Keywords: | Concrete Ice Ice damage Deicing Deicing salts Cement Portland cement |
| Publisher: | Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.) Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | Special report (Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.)) ; 98-6. |
| Description: | Special Report Abstract: Concrete is a porous material. When saturated with water and then cooled to below 0°C, it cracks internally. Upon repeated freezing and thawing, the cracks grow, interact, and lead eventually to macroscopic degradation, termed ice damage. This report reviews the phenomenon and considers the underlying mechanisms. New explanations are given for the deleterious effect of deicer salts and for the beneficial effect of entrained air. |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11681/11824 |
| Appears in Collections: | Special Report |
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| SR-98-6.pdf | 308.35 kB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |