Specimens on Exposure Rack |
Areas of Investigation |
Dickey Lincoln Dam
(New England Division) |
Specimens represent concrete mixtures to be used in Dickey Lincoln Dam |
Lock Wall Repair Durability
Program (REMR) |
Evaluate methods and materials for bonding new concrete to existing concrete in repair of deteriorated lock walls |
Kansas City District
Aggregate Program |
Provide field durability data on concrete specimens containing certain aggregate materials produced in the Kansas City District |
Master Builders. Scaling, Corrosion Inhibitors and Concrete Freezing and Thawing Resistance * |
Compliment other durability research efforts at laboratory on.AEA,HRWA, corrosion-inhibiting admixtures, fly ash and silica fume. |
CRREL/VTT Cooperative Study of Durability of High-Strength Concrete |
Freeze-thaw durability of non-air-entrained concrete made with very fine mineral fillers. |
Winfield Lock and Dam Freezing/Thawing Beams |
Exterior mix design used at Winfield Lock Replacement, Kanawha County , West Virginia |
Specimen Size - Frost Effects Investigation |
Develop data on the effect of specimen size on the durability of concrete specimens in tidal exposure |
Construction Engineering Research Laboratory Fibrous Concrete |
Determine the effects of seawater and freeze-thaw action on flexural strength and other properties of various fiber concretes |
Waterways Experiment Station Fibrous Concrete |
Determine the effects of sea water and freeze- thaw action on the flexural strength and other properties of various fiber concretes. |
Concrete-Polymer Materials |
Investigate the durability and performance of polymer and polymer-impregnated concrete |
CPAR - Modified Sulfur Concrete (Chempruf) |
Investigate the durability of sulfur concrete (sulfur cement and fly ash are substituted for the portland cement-water paste). |
CPAR - High-Performance Blended-Cement System (Pyrament) |
Ivestigate durability of specimens of concrete made with Pyrament Blended Cement - Extended Setting Time (PBC-XT) |
Charles River Dam - Smelt Brook Location Protection Project |
Specimens represent concrete mixes that were used for the Charles River Dam, Boston , Mass. , and Smelt Brook Local Protection Project, Weymouth , Mass |
Reactive Powder Concrete (RPC) in a Marine Environment |
Study the effects of seawater on the corrosion of mild steel that was placed in RPC at different depths. |
Roller-Compacted Concrete (RCC) |
Two prototype RCC blocks (fabricated at WES) were evaluated for durability performance studies |
Very High-Strength Concrete (VHSC) |
Conduct freeze/thaw and seawater exposure studies on VHSC containing steel fiber reinforcement |
Stewart Field Spheres |
Determine if it was possible to evaluate changes in condition of concrete spheres by pulse velocity measurements |
Natural Resources Canada - Durability of Concrete in Marine Environment * |
Long-term performance of SCMs (low- and high-calcium fly ashes, pelletized and granulated blast-furnace slags, silica fume, rice-husk ash, and metakaolin) and lightweight aggregates in concrete. |
Test
Specimens on Beach |
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Prestressed Concrete Program - Posttensioned Phase |
Exposure testing of end anchor ages and end-anchorage protection for several types of post-tensioning |
Quality Aggregate Investigation |
Determine the durability of concrete containing aggregate larger than 1½ in. in size |
Maximum Size of Coarse Aggregate Program |
Compare the durability of concrete containing 6-in. max. size aggregate to concrete containing 3-in. max. size aggregate |
ExxonMobil - Hibernia Reference Cubes and Cylinders |
Exposure testing of concrete cast from the production concrete used for the splash zone of the outer perimeter of Hibernia concrete offshore platform, Grand Banks, offshore Newfoundland |
Thin Repair Concrete Slabs |
Identify commercially available materials appropriate for thin repair of concrete surfaces |
UNB Corrosion of Steel in Concrete |
Conduct comparative corrosion durability studies on specimens containing both epoxy coated and uncoated steel reinforcing bars |