Monitoring of Sulfate Attack in Concrete by and MAS NMR Spectroscopy
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 27, Issue 8
Abstract
and magic angle spinning (MAS) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy techniques were employed towards evaluation of hydrated cement paste and concrete subjected to accelerated sulfate attack. Quantitative analyses of the NMR spectra of specimens subjected to different periods of sulfate attack indicated that the chain length of tetrahedra was lowered by sulfate attack. NMR spectra indicated that sulfate attack produced a significant rise in the intensity of ettringite and a sharp drop in the concentration of monosulfate hydrate, which are some primary indications of sulfate attack on concrete. Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy method was employed in order to verify the result of NMR spectroscopy.
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Acknowledgments
The writers wish to acknowledge the financial support of the DOT Contract No. DTRT57-12-C-10064 for the research reported in this paper. The writers are thankful to Fred Faridazar from U.S. DOT (Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center) for guidance and support throughout the project. The writers are also thankful to Dr. Rui H. Huang to run NMR spectroscopy on prepared samples.
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Volume 27 • Issue 8 • August 2015
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Received: Mar 27, 2014
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Published online: Oct 7, 2014
Discussion open until: Mar 7, 2015
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