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  2. Concrete degradation - Wikipedia

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    H2SO4 + Ca (OH)2 → CaSO4 · 2H2O. When concrete is carbonated by atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO 2), or if limestone aggregates are used in concrete, H2SO4 reacts with calcite (CaCO3) and water to also form gypsum while releasing CO 2 back to the atmosphere: H2SO4 + CaCO3 + H2O → CaSO4 · 2H2O + CO2.

  3. Alkali–silica reaction - Wikipedia

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    The water diffusion time is thus proportional to the square of its transport distance. As a consequence, the water saturation degree inside thick concrete structures often remains higher than 80%, a level sufficient to provide enough water to the system and to maintain the alkali-silica reaction on going.

  4. Damp (structural) - Wikipedia

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    Detail showing some of the causes of damp penetration. Structural dampness is the presence of unwanted moisture in the structure of a building, either the result of intrusion from outside or condensation from within the structure. A high proportion of damp problems in buildings are caused by ambient climate dependent factors of condensation and ...

  5. Flood management - Wikipedia

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    Flood management methods can be structural or non-structural: Structural flood management (i.e: flood control) is the reduction of the effects of a flood using physical solutions, such as reservoirs, levees, dredging and diversions. Non-structural flood management includes land-use planning, advanced warning systems and flood insurance.

  6. Oroville Dam crisis - Wikipedia

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    The rain eventually raised the lake level until it flowed over the emergency spillway, even after the damaged main spillway was reopened. As water flowed over the emergency spillway, headward erosion threatened to undermine and collapse the concrete weir, which could have sent a 30-foot (10 m) wall of water into the Feather River below and ...

  7. Environmental impact of concrete - Wikipedia

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    Concrete is used to create hard surfaces which contribute to surface runoff that may cause soil erosion, water pollution and flooding. Conversely, concrete is one of the most powerful tools for proper flood control, by means of damming, diversion, and deflection of flood waters, mud flows, and the like.

  8. Stilts (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    Stilts are a common architectural element in tropical architecture, especially in Southeast Asia and South America, but can be found worldwide. Stilts also have a large prominence in Oceania and Europe as well as the Arctic, where the stilts elevate houses above the permafrost. The length of stilts may vary widely; stilts of traditional houses ...

  9. Sulfate attack in concrete and mortar - Wikipedia

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    The attack arises from soils containing SO2−4 ions, such as MgSO 4 or Na 2 SO 4 soluble and hygroscopic salts. The tricalcium aluminate (C 3 A) hydrates first interact with sulfate ions to form ettringite (AFt). Ettringite crystallizes into small acicular needles slowly growing in the concrete pores. Once the pores are completely filled ...

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