Comparative Performance of Ground Clay Brick in Mitigation of Alkali–Silica Reaction
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 19, Issue 12
Abstract
This paper reports on a study of waste clay brick that was ground and used as a supplementary cementitious material (SCM) in a mortar. The effect of this ground brick, in comparison with other conventional pozzolanic materials (namely, a Class F fly ash, and a natural pozzolan), on the alkali–silica reaction (ASR) of the mortar was evaluated. The ground clay brick, fly ash, and natural pozzolan were introduced into the mortar as a cement replacement at a 20 or 35% level. Fly ash–natural pozzolan and fly ash–ground clay brick combinations were also employed as a cement replacement at a 35% level. These SCM-incorporated mortar samples were tested for ASR expansion, flexural and compressive strength, and rapid chloride permeability. The test results indicate that all the SCMs considered in this study reduced the mortar ASR expansion, rapid chloride permeability, and the ASR-associated strength loss. The finely ground waste clay brick demonstrated high potential to reduce the ASR expansion as well as the ASR-associated strength loss.
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Acknowledgments
The writers would like to thank Professor Goncuoglu from the Department of Geological Engineering at the Middle East Technical University, Ankara for the petrographic analysis of the perlite aggregate.
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Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 19 • Issue 12 • December 2007
Pages: 1070 - 1078
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© 2007 ASCE.
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Received: Dec 11, 2006
Accepted: May 15, 2007
Published online: Dec 1, 2007
Published in print: Dec 2007
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