The Effect of Chemicalattack of some Organic Acidic Solutions to Self Compacting Concrete (SCC)

Abstract:

A study of a mechanical performance(Compressive strength, flexural strength, and splitting tensile strength)of self-compacting (SCC) and conventional (NCC)concretemixes and some physical properties of the mixes made of Portland cement under the effect of acidic solution attackare made. Trichloroacetic and Salicycilic acids are selected and used in this study. It is found that the reduction percentage in compressive strength is about 6% and 3% under the effect of Trichloroacetic acidic solution whereas itisabout 8% under the effect the salicycilic acidic solution attackfor both SCC and NCC mixes after 62 days of treatment for bothSCC and NCC mixes respectively. The reduction percentage in flexural strengthisabout 27% and 37% under the effect of the Trichloroacetic acidic solution attack whereas itis about 59% and 79% under the effect the salicycilic acidic solution attackfor both SCC and NCC mixes respectivelyafter 62 days of treatment. The reduction percentage in splitting tensile strength is about 60% and 63% under the effect the Trichloroacetic acidic solution attack whereas it is 70% and 88% under the effect of the salicycilic acidic solution attack% for both SCC and NCC mixes after 62 days of treatment. At the age 90 days, the SCC and NCC mixes have a reductionpercentage in the cubes weight of 3% and 4% whereas there is an increasing in volume of 0.3% and 0.4% respectively under the effect of salicyclic acid solution attack.It is observed that SCC mixes offer more resistant and less deterioration against acidic solutions attack.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 587)
• Pages: 67-76
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.587.67
• Online since: November 2012
• Authors: Jabbar Abbas Jabir Al Khafaji, Najah Mahdi Lateef Al Maimuri, Abdul Hadi Meteab Hassan Al Sa'adi
• Keywords: NCC: Conventional Concrete, Salicycilic Acidic, Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC), Trichloroacetic Acidic

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