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15 Documents associated with: Issues >Durability
  1 [Building with] EcoSmart Concrete
    Document Type: Presentation
    Publication Date: November 28, 2008
Author(s): Denis Beaupre , Unibeton
    At Big 5 in Dubai, UAE, Beaupre discussed the use of FA concrete from the viewpoint of a concrete producer, who is interested in strength, durability, service, cost and other properties: heat of hydration and pumpability. He further discussed Unibeton's reasons for choosing fly ash. Beaupre used 3 Unibeton projects in the Emirates as examples....[more]
    See Also: costs, durability, strength development
  2 DCL Test Results
    Document Type: Technical Report
    Publication Date: June 9, 2008
Presenter(s): EcoSmart Foundation
    This document is a summarization of the tests carried out by Dubai Central Laboratories as part of the UAE Test Series. The tests outline some of the fresh and hardened properties of fly ash concretes looking specifically at stregnth and durbality characteristics. All samples were considered good quality concrete as judged by durability c...[more]
    See Also: bleeding, compressive strength, durability, flexural strength, penetration of chloride ions, permeability, slump
  3 Designing Concrete and Concrete Structures for Sustainable Development
    Document Type: Technical Report
    Publication Date: April 19, 2000
Author(s): R.N. Swamy
    Global urbanization has placed huge demands on the construction industry in terms of the world's material and energy resources. Infrastructure regeneration and rehabilitation, and cement and concrete materials have an undeniable part to play in enhancing the quality of human life. If we are to avoid global environmental degradation, sustainable dev...[more]
    See Also: concrete and cement industry, cracking, durability, Portland cement, sustainability
  4 Durability Evaluation of Concrete Mixes with High Volume Fly Ash (HVFA)
    Document Type: Technical Report
    Publication Date: June 9, 2008
Author(s): Eric Ouellet, Bruno Pelletier, SIMCO Technologies Inc
    This report evaluates the ionic transport properties of various high volume fly ash (HVFA) concretes. Different numerical simulations were performed on the findings to predict the time to corrosion initiation of rebar for each concrete mix under different exposures. Tests showed that under Arabian Gulf conditions the onset of corrosion occurs...[more]
    See Also: chemical attack, durability, fly ash, metal corrosion, permeability
  5 Durability of EcoSmart Concrete
    Document Type: Presentation
    Publication Date: October 24, 2007
Author(s): Phil Seabrook, P.Eng., Levelton Consultants Ltd
    At the October 2007 EcoSmart Concrete Seminar in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, UAE, Seabrook discussed the durability of EcoSmart Concrete. He outlined potential challenges to durability in the UAE and approaches to overcome them. Seabrook also discussed the concrete properties used to evaluate durability and referenced case studies that demonstrated typi...[more]
    See Also: chemical attack, durability, permeability, shrinkage, specifications
  6 High Volume Fly Ash as a Supplementary Cementing Material: A Case Study: Arthur Erikson Designed Live/Work Studios
    Document Type: Case Study Report
    Publication Date: 2000
Author(s): Michael Neundorf, Roland Haebler, Haebler Construction
    The report explains how high-volume fly ash concrete overcomes the durability and environmental shortfalls of conventional Portland cement concrete. However, the decision to use high volume fly ash for the Live/Work Studios (Waterfall Building) was based on aesthetics, not on EcoSmart concrete's durability or environmental benefits. The mix design...[more]
    See Also: aesthetics, costs, mixture proportioning, strength development, workability
  7 High volume SCM concrete in the Emirates: control of thermal strain
    Document Type: Presentation
    Publication Date: October 24, 2007
Author(s): James Aldred, GHD Global
    At the October 2007 EcoSmart Concrete Seminar in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, UAE, Aldred discussed temperature rise and the risk of thermal cracking. He also discussed possible considerations for the Emirates climate....[more]
    See Also: durability, temperature, thermal stress
  8 Low Heat and Eco-Friendly Fly Ash Concretes
    Document Type: Technical Report
    Publication Date: June 9, 2008
Author(s): David Cooney, Unibeton
    This report tested a number of fresh and hardened properties of fly ash concretes including: bleeding, compressive strength, finishability, heat of hydration, penetration of chloride ions, plastic properties, pumpability, setting time, shrinkage, slump and slump retention, stripping strength, and water reduction. Results demonstrate that fly ash...[more]
    See Also: bleeding, compressive strength, finishing, flexural strength, heat of hydration, penetration of chloride ions, plasticity, setting time, slump, stripping strength, tensile strength, water content
  9 Mechanical Properties and Durability of Concrete Made With High Volume Fly Ash Blended Cements Using a Coarse Fly Ash
    Document Type: Technical Report
    Publication Date: October 2001
Author(s): M.H. Zhang, Nabil Bouzoubaa, V.M. Malhotra, CANMET Energy Technology Centre, Natural Resources Canada
    This paper presents a study on the mechanical properties and durability of concrete made with a high-volume fly ash blended cement using a coarse fly ash that does not meet the fineness requirement of ASTM C 618. The results were compared with those of the HVFA concrete in which unground fly ash had been added at the concrete mixer. The properties...[more]
    See Also: air-entraining admixtures, blended cement, clinker, compressive strength, concrete tests, durability, mixture proportioning
  10 Mechanical Properties and Durability of Concrete made with HVFA Blended Cement Produced in a Cement Plant
    Document Type: Technical Report
    Publication Date: October 2001
Author(s): Nabil Bouzoubaa, Benoit Fournier, V.M. Malhotra, D.M. Golden
    This paper presents the results of a study on the mechanical properties and durability of concrete made with high volume fly ash (HVFA) blended cement produced in a cement plant. The test results obtained were compared with those of a control concrete made with a commercially available ASTM Type I cement; the control concrete had a 28-day compressi...[more]
    See Also: air content, blended cement, compressive strength, concrete tests, durability, flexural strength, high volume fly ash concrete, scaling, setting time, slump
   
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