Analysis of Compatibility between Repair Material and Substrate Concrete Using Simple Beam with Third Point Loading
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 19, Issue 12
Abstract
Due to the availability of a wide variety of repair materials in the industry with a wide range of physical and mechanical properties, it is important to determine the compatibility of a repair material with the substrate concrete. In this paper, the writers investigate the compatibility between selected cementitious repair materials and a substrate concrete using a modified ASTM C 78 test procedure. The flexural strength and load-deflection curves of composite beams prepared with substrate concrete and repair materials were compared to the results from the substrate beam to assess the compatibility. In addition, the influence of three different types of curing conditions was evaluated on the compatibility between the repair materials and substrate concrete. Compressive strength, flexural strength, split tensile strength, and drying shrinkage of the repair materials and substrate concrete were individually measured to aid in the analysis of compatibility between repair and substrate materials. It was observed that not only did significant differences in strength between the repair material and substrate concrete cause incompatible failures, but high drying shrinkage of the repair materials was also found to cause incompatible failure. These findings validate previous research findings.
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Acknowledgments
The writers would like to acknowledge SCDOT for sponsoring the research project on rapid set patching materials, and also to the companies, Master Builders Inc., Quikrete Company, W.R.Meadows, and Bonsal American, for supplying their products to do the experiments. The contents of this paper reflect the views of the writers who are solely responsible for the facts and the accuracy of data presented herein. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views of SCDOT.
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Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 19 • Issue 12 • December 2007
Pages: 1060 - 1069
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© 2007 ASCE.
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Received: Oct 18, 2006
Accepted: May 15, 2007
Published online: Dec 1, 2007
Published in print: Dec 2007
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Note. Associate Editor: David Trejo
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