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Durability
Concrete Technology Home > Durability > Treat Island Active Research

Active Research Programs at Treat Island

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

 

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

*Close-ups on these investigations are provided under Example Projects.

 Arrangement of Test Specimens on Rack.

 Layout of Specimens on the Beach.

 

 

 

 

 
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