Monitoring Alkali-Silica Reaction Significance in Nuclear Concrete Structural Members

Hayes, Nolan Wesley; Gui, Qiang; Abd-Elssamd, Ammar; Pape, Yann Le; Giorla, Alain Benjamin; Pape, Sihem Le; Giannini, Eric R.; Ma, Zhongguo John

doi:10.3151/jact.16.179

Monitoring Alkali-Silica Reaction Significance in Nuclear Concrete Structural Members

Journal Article · Thu Apr 26 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Journal of Advanced Concrete Technology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3151/jact.16.179· OSTI ID:1784214

Hayes, Nolan Wesley ^[1]; Gui, Qiang ^[1]; Abd-Elssamd, Ammar ^[1]; Pape, Yann Le ^[2]; Giorla, Alain Benjamin ^[3]; Pape, Sihem Le ^[1]; Giannini, Eric R. ^[4]; Ma, Zhongguo John ^[1]

Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
RJ Lee Group, Monroeville, PA (United States)

A large-scale testing program on alkali silica reaction (ASR)-affected concrete structural members without shear rein-forcement representative of structural members found in nuclear power plants is presented. Furthermore, three concrete specimens, designed to experience a free expansion rate of approximately 0.15% per year were fabricated and placed within a controlled environmental chamber (38 ± 1°C (100 ± 2°F) and 95 ± 5% relative humidity (RH)). Sixty-four (64) embed-ded transducers and twelve (12) long-gauge fiber-optic sensors provide evidence of strong anisotropic expansion and oriented ASR-induced cracking resulting from the confinement effect caused by the reinforcement layout and addi-tional structural boundary conditions. Surface cracking is not indicative of internal ASR-induced damage/expansion.

Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1784214

Journal Information:: Journal of Advanced Concrete Technology, Journal Name: Journal of Advanced Concrete Technology Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 16; ISSN 1346-8014

Publisher:: Japan Concrete InstituteCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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