Recommendation of RILEM TC 258-AAA: RILEM AAR-8: determination of potential releasable alkalis by aggregates in concrete

The test method AAR-8 is intended to be used for assessing the potential amount of alkalis released by aggregates in field concrete in the long-term. This is done by measuring the amounts of sodium and potassium ions released from the fine graded (< 4 mm) aggregate immersed in (0.7 M) KOH and NaO...

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Autores: Menéndez, Esperanza, Silva, António Santos, Duchesne, Josée
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/258488
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/258488
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Alkalis release
Aggregates
Test method
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Sumario:The test method AAR-8 is intended to be used for assessing the potential amount of alkalis released by aggregates in field concrete in the long-term. This is done by measuring the amounts of sodium and potassium ions released from the fine graded (< 4 mm) aggregate immersed in (0.7 M) KOH and NaOH solutions, respectively, at elevated temperature when in contact with excess calcium hydroxide. It is of great importance to realise that this accelerated test method must be considered as a mere indication of potential (maximum) alkali release by the aggregates, rather than a quantification used for the alkali inventory calculations.