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  2. Concrete degradation - Wikipedia

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    Degraded concrete and rusted, exposed reinforcement bar (rebar) on Welland River bridge of the Queen Elizabeth Way in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Concrete degradation may have many different causes. Concrete is mostly damaged by the corrosion of reinforcement bars due to the carbonatation of hardened cement paste or chloride attack under wet ...

  3. Alkali–silica reaction - Wikipedia

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    ASTM C1293: "Test Method for Concrete Aggregates by Determination of Length Change of Concrete Due to Alkali-Silica Reaction". It is a long-term confirmation test (1 or 2 years) at 38 °C in a water-saturated moist atmosphere (inside a thermostated oven) with concrete prisms containing the aggregates to be characterised mixed with a high-alkali ...

  4. Sulfate attack in concrete and mortar - Wikipedia

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    A fairly well-defined reaction front can often be observed in thin sections; ahead of the front the concrete is normal, or near normal. Behind the reaction front, the composition and the microstructure of concrete are modified. These changes may vary in type or severity but commonly include: Extensive cracking; Expansion

  5. Environmental impact of concrete - Wikipedia

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    Concrete has a total embodied energy of 1.69 GJ/tonne, lower per unit mass than most common building materials besides wood. However, concrete structures often have high masses, so this comparison is not always directly relevant to decision making. Additionally, this value is based only on mix proportions of up to 20% fly ash.

  6. List of catastrophic collapses of broadcast masts and towers

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    Concrete tower 80 Storm Storm tore pinnacle down CKVR Television Tower, Barrie, Ontario, Canada September 7, 1977: Guyed steel lattice mast 305 Aircraft collision KSLA-TV Tower, Mooringsport, LA: October 8, 1977: Guyed steel lattice mast 521 Undetermined 1709 feet HAAT. Erected November 17, 1964.

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  8. Reinforced concrete structures durability - Wikipedia

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    On the other hand, for completely dry concrete, the chemical reaction of carbonation cannot occur. Another influencing factor for CO 2 diffusion rate is concrete porosity. Concrete obtained with higher w/c ratio or obtained with an incorrect curing process presents higher porosity at hardened state, and is therefore subjected to a higher ...

  9. Concrete cancer - Wikipedia

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    Sulfate attacks, an hat appellation covering different concrete degradation mechanisms: Delayed ettringite formation (DEF), also known as internal sulfate attack (ISA) when the temperature of fresh concrete exceeds 65 °C during its setting and hardening; External sulfate attack (ESA), and; Thaumasite form of sulfate attack (TSA).