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Study of the alkali-silica reaction rate of Spanish aggregates. Proposal of a classification based in accelerated mortar bars tests and petrographic parameters

Publicated to:Materiales De Construccion. 71 (344): - 2022-01-01 71(344), DOI: 10.3989/mc.2021.13421

Authors: Menéndez E; García-Roves R; Aldea B; Puerto E; Recino H

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CSIC - Instituto de Ciencias de la Construcción Eduardo Torroja (IETCC) - Author
CSIC - Instituto de Ciencias de la Construcción Eduardo Torroja (IETCC) , Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - Author
CSIC, Eduardo Torroja Inst Construct Sci, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid UPM, Madrid, Spain - Author

Abstract

The alkali-silica reaction has been studied in depth due to the evolution in the knowledge of the expansive phenomenon. One of its most important aspects is the reaction rate of the aggregates. In Spain, at the early 90s of the 20th century, aggregates were considered almost non-reactive. However, the use of accelerated curing and other environmental factors revealed that there were potentially reactive siliceous aggregates. Nevertheless, there are several siliceous and limestone aggregates with siliceous inclusions that show reactivity over long period. In the present work, open porosity, expansion and petrography with quartz reactivity index have been determined, in 68 siliceous, limestone and dolomitic aggregates, from quarries located in areas with diagnostic reactivity. Based on these parameters and their interrelation, a classification method is proposed to detect slow-reacting aggregates.

Keywords

mortar bar testpetrographyquartz reactivity indexreaction ratespanish aggregatesAlkali-silica reactionConcreteMortar bar testPetrographyQuartz reactivity indexReaction rateSpanish aggregates

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The work has been published in the journal Materiales De Construccion due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2022, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Building and Construction. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q3 for the agency WoS (JCR) in the category Construction & Building Technology.

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  • Scopus: 4
  • OpenCitations: 3

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  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 16 (PlumX).

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  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
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