External Sulphate Attack – Field Aspects and Lab Tests

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxi

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2. Field Aspects

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Field Performance of Portland Limestone Cement Concretes Exposed to Cold-Temperature Sulphate Solutions

      • A. Hossack, M. D. A. Thomas, E. Moffatt

      Pages 3-14

   3. Review of the Incidence of the Sulphate Attack in Spain. Evaluation of Field Concrete Cases

      • E. Menéndez, R. García-Rovés, B. Aldea, Y. Salem

      Pages 15-30

3. Combination of Actions

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 31-31

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   2. Investigation on the Combined Interaction of Sulphate and Acidic Attack on Concretes Exposed to Aggressive Environments

      • M. C. Alonso, K. Villar, D. Qvaeschning, S. Irico, G. Pérez

      Pages 33-43

   3. External Sulphate Attack on Recycled Concrete: Assessment of the Influence of Recycled Aggregate

      • L. R. Santillan, Y. A. Villagrán Zaccardi, C. J. Zega

      Pages 45-51

4. Testing and Parameters of Testing

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53

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   2. Influence of Temperature and Aggressive Solutions in the Formation of Thaumasite and Ettringite in Standard and Commercial Mortars

      • E. Menéndez, B. Aldea, M. Formoso, R. García-Roves, S. Ruiz, J. de Frutos

      Pages 55-70

   3. Influence of Thermal Preconditioning on the Mechanism of External Sulphate Attack

      • S. Boudache, E. Rozière, A. Loukili, H. Colina

      Pages 71-80

   4. Influence of Specimen Size on the Expansion of Portland Cement Mortars Immersed in Sodium Sulphate Solution

      • M. F. Suma, M. Santhanam

      Pages 81-91

   5. An Alternative Method to Evaluate the Sulphate Resistance of Cementitious Binders

      • F. Aguayo, O. J. Funez, T. Drimalas, K. J. Folliard, R. D. Lute

      Pages 93-105

   6. New Approach for Testing SR Cements

      • K. Lipus

      Pages 107-120

   7. A Fast Testing Method for Discriminating Hardened Cement Paste Reactivity with External Sulphate

      • S. Meulenyzer, B. Huet, H. Raqen, F. Bégaud, N. N. Bui, M. Vandamme et al.

      Pages 121-136

5. Mitigation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 137-137

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   2. The Uses of Finely Ground Materials to Mitigate the External Sulphate Attack (ESA) on Cementitious Materials

      • D. J. De Souza, M. H. F. Medeiros, J. Hoppe, L. F. M. Sanchez

      Pages 139-151

   3. Evolution of Damage Due to Sulphate Attack in Cement Mortar with and Without Ground Coal Bottom Ash

      • E. Menéndez, C. Argiz, M. A. Sanjuán

      Pages 153-163

This volume gathers contributions from the final workshop of the RILEM TC-251-SRT "Sulfate Resistance Testing" on External Sulfate Attack (TESA 2018), held on May 24-25, 2018 at IETcc-CSIC, Madrid, Spain. One of the Technical Committee’s main events, it addressed various aspects of external sulfate attack in concrete structures and test methods. The workshop promoted technical discussions and debates on ideas on these topics, with a focus on evaluating the resistance of concrete exposed to ESA. It also provided a forum for participants from around the globe to share their experiences and research on concrete structures affected by external sulfate attack and on test methods. The book discusses the latest advances in research related to ESA and new developments in test methods, and features real-world case studies of concrete structures affected by external sulfate attack in various countries. It also presents new studies linking field cases and lab tests, including 12 contributions on3 main themes: mechanisms of alteration in external sulfate attack; field aspects of external sulfate attack; and testing to evaluate the resistance of concrete to external sulfate attack.

• RILEM
• Sulfate resistance testing
• Thermodynamic and kinetics aspects in ESA
• Prevention of ESA
• Dam concretes
• Secondary gypsum, ettringite, and thaumasite

• IETcc-CSIC, Institute of Construction Sciences Eduardo Torroja, Madrid, Spain

  Esperanza Menéndez

• IFSTTAR, Marne-la-Vallée, France

  Véronique Baroghel-Bouny

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