Resistance of Concrete Cured in Hot Climate to Magnesium and Sodium Sulfate Attacks: Effect of Sand’s Mineralogy

Abdelhafid Benammar; M. Merbouh; N. Bella; I. A. Bella; B. Glaoui

doi:10.15866/irece.v7i6.10943

Resistance of Concrete Cured in Hot Climate to Magnesium and Sodium Sulfate Attacks: Effect of Sand’s Mineralogy

Abdelhafid Benammar^(1*), M. Merbouh⁽²⁾, N. Bella⁽³⁾, I. A. Bella⁽⁴⁾, B. Glaoui⁽⁵⁾

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15866/irece.v7i6.10943

Abstract

The influence of sand’s mineralogy on sulfate environments of concretes mixed in hot weather conditions was investigated. Concrete specimens of 40×40×160 mm, prepared with limestone or silico-calcareous and or siliceous sand respectively, were mixed in hot weather conditions, using a controlled chamber (temperature, relative humidity and air speed were 50°C, 10% and 12km/h respectively). Specimens were then immersed in a 5% of different sulfate solutions (MgSO4 and Na2SO4) for 12 months. During this period, mass changes were measured, and compressive strength values were determined at 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months of sulfate exposure. The results showed that the mineralogy of sand has a significant effect on the mechanical performance of concrete subjected to hot weather conditions and exposed to different environments immersion. In the case of hot curing concrete with limestone sand, the compressive strength values are higher than hot curing concrete with silico-calcareous and siliceous sand respectively, whatever the conservation environments were: in water or in both sulfate solutions (MgSO4 and Na2SO4).
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Keywords

High Temperature; Hot Weather Concreting; Limestone Sand; Silico-Calcareous Sand; Siliceous Sand; Sulfate Attack; Magnesium Sulfate; Sodium Sulfate; Durability

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