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    The alkali–silica reaction (ASR), also commonly known as concrete cancer, is a deleterious internal swelling reaction that occurs over time in concrete...
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    Alkaliaggregate reaction is a term mainly referring to a reaction which occurs over time in concrete between the highly alkaline cement paste and non-crystalline...
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  • de-dolomitisation of the aggregates, due to absorption of water. The alkali–carbonate reaction is also catalyzed by the soluble NaOH produced by the reaction of Na 2CO...
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  • Siliceous limestones can be very prone to the Alkali Silica Reaction (ASR) and their use as aggregate is often the cause of premature concrete degradation...
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    recycled aggregates. Aggregate (composite), Aggregate base Aggregate industry in the United States Alkali-aggregate reaction Alkali–silica reaction Concrete...
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    under oil to prevent reaction with air, and are found naturally only in salts and never as the free elements. Caesium, the fifth alkali metal, is the most...
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  • reinforcements. Alkali–silica reaction (ASR), also known as alkali-aggregate reaction (AAR), when reactive amorphous silica aggregates exposed to alkaline...
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    Mg(OH)2 + Na2CO3 This reaction, one of the two main alkaliaggregate reaction (AAR) is also known as alkali–carbonate reaction. Portlandite – calcium...
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    dissolution of the aggregate aluminosilicates. Alkaliaggregate reaction – Expansive chemical reaction damaging concrete (AAR) Alkali–silica reaction – Chemical...
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  • category. Aerated autoclaved concrete Alkali-aggregate reaction Alkali-carbonate reaction Alkali-silica reaction Calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) Calthemite...
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  • acids "At any rate", see List of SMS abbreviations Alkaliaggregate reaction, a chemical reaction leading to expansion in concrete Ahr, a river in Germany...
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    locally quarried greywacke was used as the aggregate and is responsible for an alkali-aggregate reaction expansion. The dam is being monitored and extra...
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    have resulted in toxic environmental conditions. Alkali–silica reaction (ASR) Alkaliaggregate reaction Cement Cenosphere – a CCP, often recycled Coal waste...
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  • of C-S-H phases: Alkali–silica reaction – Chemical reaction damaging concrete Alkaliaggregate reaction – Expansive chemical reaction damaging concrete...
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    useful in the detection of the type of cation in a salt. To do this, an alkali first reacts with the unknown salt to produce a precipitate that is the...
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    to aggregate particle size. A quite similar reaction (alkali-silicate reaction) can occur when clay minerals are present in some impure aggregates, and...
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    generator and structural problems within the dam were due to Alkaliaggregate reaction. The power station's concrete was cracking and deteriorating while...
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    hydroxide, is the alkali–silica reaction, a slow degradation process causing the swelling and the cracking of concrete containing aggregates rich in reactive...
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    chloride and alkali silica reaction due to pore refinement. Also, they are generally cost effective in comparison to other aggregates, good for semi...
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  • Thumbnail for Geoffrey Eustace Blight
    he diversified his research focus into the study of pavements, alkali-aggregate reaction in concrete, solid waste disposal, pressures in silos and underground...
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    of dam from thermal expansion. The cracking was exacerbated by alkali-aggregate reaction, which causes the concrete volume to increase and develop additional...
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    plant has been a concern for some time due to a phenomenon called alkali-aggregate reaction, causing the dam to expand and crack. The problem has been known...
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  • alkali silicates were made by Basil Valentine in 1520, and by Agricola in 1550. Around 1640, Jan Baptist van Helmont reported the formation of alkali...
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    composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly cools...
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  • waste products as aggregate than Portland cement as it is less alkaline. This reduces the incidence of alkali-aggregate reactions which cause damage...
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    be used as a solvent in the reaction. Thus, an alcoholic solution of the alkali alkoxide is used. Another similar reaction occurs when an alcohol is reacted...
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  • due to concrete swelling. Alkali Aggregate Reaction, or AAR, is a chemical reaction in concrete created where the aggregate has a high silicon dioxide...
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    cracking. The conditions required for alkali silica reaction are threefold: (1) aggregate containing an alkali-reactive constituent (amorphous silica), (2) sufficient...
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    "Introducing a Hydrogen-Bond Donor into a Weakly Nucleophilic Brønsted Base: Alkali Metal Hexamethyldisilazides (MHMDS, M = Li, Na, K, Rb and Cs) with Ammonia"...
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    through the reaction of aluminosilicate materials with an alkaline or acidic solution. Many geopolymers may also be classified as alkali-activated cements...
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