Published: 2014-02-01

Air void system parameters and frost resistance of air-entrained concrete containing calcareous fly ash

Mariusz Dąbrowski , Michał A. Glinicki

Abstract

The paper presents results of the investigation of the air void characteristics and the resistance to cyclic freezing and thawing of air-entrained concrete containing calcareous fly ash. The frost resistance was tested also under the presence of de-icing salts to check the resistance to frost-salt scaling and without de-icing salts. The range of investigation included air entrained concrete mixes with the specified water-binder ratio of w/b=0.45 with addition of calcareous fly ash or made using blended cements with calcareous fly ash (W), and also siliceous fly ash (V) and ground granulated blast-furnace slag (S). The coarse aggregates used were crushed granodiorite and crushed limestone. The air-void system parameters were determined by microscopic image analysis and the effect of addition of calcareous fly ash was assessed. The effect of concrete age and presence of fly ash W on the strength and freeze-thaw resistance was also studied. The tests have shown that the use of calcareous fly ash as one of the main constituents of blended cements does not affect the frost salt scaling resistance nor the resistance to internal frost damage provided that the air void system is adequate.

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air-void system parameters, blended cements, calcareous fly ash, freeze-thaw resistance, scaling resistance

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Dąbrowski, M., & Glinicki, M. A. (2014). Air void system parameters and frost resistance of air-entrained concrete containing calcareous fly ash. Roads and Bridges - Drogi I Mosty, 12(1), 41–55. https://doi.org/10.7409/rabdim.013.004

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