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dc.contributor.authorRamsey, Monica A.-
dc.contributor.authorStrack, Cody M.-
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-09T18:37:48Z-
dc.date.available2020-06-09T18:37:48Z-
dc.date.issued2020-05-
dc.identifier.govdocERDC/GSL TR-20-20-
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11681/36937-
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/36937-
dc.descriptionTechnical Report-
dc.description.abstractThe investigation described in this report was conducted for the U.S. Army Engineer District, Pittsburgh as part of a preliminary investigation of cementitious materials and concrete design pursuant to construction of Charleroi Lock and Dam Monongahela River Reconstruction Project. Local materials provided to the U.S. Army Engineer Research Development Center (ERDC) for testing included three different coarse aggregate gradations, two fine aggregate sources, a type II (MH) cement, four fly ash sources, a slag cement, a silica fume, a limestone powder, five admixtures, and two water sources. Aggregate tests consisted of sieve analysis, specific gravity, absorption, materials finer than No. 200, organic impurities, soundness, LA abrasion, clay lumps and friable particles, flat and elongated particles, lightweight particles, and petrography. All cementitious, admixtures, and water-source materials were tested for chemical and physical properties based on appropriate specifications. In addition, four mixture proportions developed by the ERDC for this project in 2005 were scaled to determine the early stiffening of mortar, freezing and thawing, and heat of hydration. This report presents the material characteristic results determined by laboratory testing in accordance with American Society for Testing and Materials procedures or regulating specification criteria.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Pittsburgh District.en_US
dc.description.tableofcontentsAbstract ................................................................................................................................... iii Figures and Tables .................................................................................................................. vi Preface ................................................................................................................................... viii 1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background ........................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Problem statement ............................................................................................ 1 1.3 Scope of work .................................................................................................... 1 2 Materials ........................................................................................................................... 3 3 Mixture Proportions ......................................................................................................... 4 4 Aggregate Testing Analysis ............................................................................................ 5 4.1 Sieve analysis .................................................................................................... 5 4.2 Specific gravity and absorption ........................................................................ 6 4.3 Materials finer than No. 200 sieve ................................................................... 6 4.4 Organic impurities ............................................................................................. 7 4.5 Soundness of aggregates ................................................................................. 7 4.6 LA abrasion ........................................................................................................ 8 4.7 Clay lumps and friable particles ....................................................................... 8 4.8 Flat and elongated particles ............................................................................. 9 4.9 Lightweight particles ......................................................................................... 9 5 Freezing and Thawing .................................................................................................... 11 5.1 Mixture proportions and test procedures ......................................................11 5.2 Calculations .................................................................................................... 13 5.3 Results ............................................................................................................ 13 6 Petrography Analysis ..................................................................................................... 16 6.1 Hanson aggregate ........................................................................................... 17 6.2 Shelly aggregate ............................................................................................. 18 6.3 Georgetown aggregate ................................................................................... 19 7 Cementitious Analysis ................................................................................................... 21 7.1 Portland cement .............................................................................................. 21 7.2 Fly ash ............................................................................................................. 23 7.3 Slag cement .................................................................................................... 25 7.4 Silica fume ...................................................................................................... 26 7.5 Limestone powder ........................................................................................... 27 8 Early Stiffening of Mortar .............................................................................................. 29 9 Water Quality Test Results ............................................................................................ 31 10 Chemical Admixture Testing ......................................................................................... 32 10.1 Air entraining admixture (AEA) .................................................................. 32 10.2 Retarding (RET) admixture ........................................................................ 33 10.3 Water Reducing (WR) admixture .............................................................. 33 10.4 Anti-Washout (AW) admixture ................................................................... 34 10.5 High Range Water Reducing (HRWR) admixture ..................................... 35 11 Heat of Hydration ........................................................................................................... 37 12 Summary and Conclusions ........................................................................................... 40 References ............................................................................................................................. 45 Appendix A: Aggregate Test Results ................................................................................. 48 Appendix B: Freezing and Thawing Reports ...................................................................... 55 Appendix C: Petrography Data Tables and XRD Patterns ................................................ 62 Appendix D: Cementitious Material Reports .................................................................... 68 Appendix E: Admixture Reports ......................................................................................... 75 Appendix F: Water Quality Test Reports ............................................................................ 80 Unit Conversion Factors ....................................................................................................... 91 Report Documentation Page-
dc.format.extent101 pages/ 7 MB-
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dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherGeotechnical and Structures Laboratory (U.S.)en_US
dc.publisherEngineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)-
dc.relation.ispartofseriesTechnical Report (Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)) ; no. ERDC/GSL TR-20-20-
dc.rightsApproved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited-
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dc.subjectMaterial testingen_US
dc.subjectAggregatesen_US
dc.subjectAggregates (Building materials)--Testingen_US
dc.subjectHydraulic structuresen_US
dc.subjectAdmixturesen_US
dc.subjectCementitious materialen_US
dc.subjectHeat of hydrationen_US
dc.subjectCharleroi (Pa.)en_US
dc.subjectMonongahela River (W. Va. and Pa.)en_US
dc.subjectLocks and damsen_US
dc.subjectConcrete rehabilitationen_US
dc.titleInvestigation of materials for Charleroi Lock and Dam Monongahela River Reconstruction Projecten_US
dc.typeReporten_US
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