Reduced scaling of colored concrete pavements by means of super absorbing polymers
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Bibliographic Details
| Author(s): |
Bart Craeye
Edlira Kondo Jan Stoop |
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| Medium: | conference paper | ||||
| Language(s): | English | ||||
| Conference: | IABSE Conference: Assessment, Upgrading and Refurbishment of Infrastructures, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 6-8 May 2013 | ||||
| Published in: | IABSE Conference, Rotterdam, May 2013 | ||||
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| Page(s): | 354-355 | ||||
| Total no. of pages: | 8 | ||||
| Year: | 2013 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.2749/222137813806501623 | ||||
| Abstract: |
This research project aims to improve the durability and resistance to freeze thaw cycles of colored concrete. The goal of this study is to study the effect of the red pigment on the frost-thaw resistance of concrete and to evaluate possible improvement actions by adding super absorbing polymers (SAPs) to the fresh mix. Also the combined effect of frost-thaw with de-icing salt is investigated. By means of a laboratory investigation the influence of the red pigment on the scaling and degradation due to frost-thaw cycles is investigated according to the standard ISO/DIS-4846-2 and by means of compressive strength tests, measurements of the weight loss due to scaling and scanning electron microscopy. Secondly, the effect of various amounts and different types of SAP added to the fresh mix is studied and evaluated by means of the previously mentioned testing equipment. |
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| Keywords: |
scaling colored road concrete super absorbing polymers frost-thaw resistance
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