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Title
Effect of superabsorbent polymers (SAP) on the freeze-thaw resistance of concrete : results of a RILEM interlaboratory study
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Abstract
This article presents the results of an interlaboratory experimental study performed by 13 international research groups within the framework of the activities of the RILEM Technical Committee 225-SAP "Applications of Superabsorbent Polymers in Concrete Construction''. Two commercially available superabsorbent polymers ( SAP) were tested in terms of their influence on the freeze-thaw resistance of ordinary concrete. To test the robustness of the method, all participating laboratories used locally produced materials. Furthermore, following this aim, various accelerated methods were used to estimate the resistance of the concrete to freeze-thaw cycles. The effect of adding SAP was from insignificant to considerably positive in terms of improvement in material performance as determined by reduced mass loss after freeze-thaw cycles; only one participant observed worsening of the material behaviour. At the same time, due to the addition of SAP, a much less pronounced decrease in the dynamic Young's modulus was observed as a result of freeze-thaw testing without deicing salt.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Materials and Structures
Materials and Structures / Réunion internationale des laboratoires d'essais et de recherches sur les matériaux et les constructions; International Association of Testing and Research Laboratories for Materials and Structures. - London, 1987, currens
Publication
2017
ISSN
1871-6873
DOI
10.1617/S11527-016-0868-7
Volume/pages
50 :1 (2017) , 19 p.
Article Reference
UNSP 14
14
ISI
000385022400014
Medium
E-only publicatie
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