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Influence of rock salt impurities on limestone aggregate durability

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dc.creator Varner, Jonathan
dc.date 2013-08-16T15:37:06Z
dc.date 2013-08-16T15:37:06Z
dc.date 2013-08-16
dc.date 2013
dc.date August
dc.date.accessioned 2023-04-10T10:10:03Z
dc.date.available 2023-04-10T10:10:03Z
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/2097/16271
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/285487
dc.description Master of Science
dc.description Department of Civil Engineering
dc.description Kyle Riding
dc.description Some limestone coarse aggregate in concrete pavement can break down under repeated freeze-thaw cycles. Application of rock salt may increase the severity of exposure conditions because of trace compounds, such as calcium sulfate, in rock salt. Subsequently, limestone aggregate in concrete was subjected to freeze-thaw cycling in two methods: salt-treating the aggregate before batching concrete, and half-immersing concrete specimens in rock salt solution during freeze-thaw cycling. Concrete and saw-cut limestone specimens were also subjected to wet-dry cycles in varying salt solutions to examine the influence of trace compounds in rock salt. Freeze-thaw test results indicate that the test methods used were not severe enough to determine if a limestone aggregate was durable or not. The wet-dry testing was also not severe enough to determine the effects of trace compounds in salt solution.
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dc.language en_US
dc.publisher Kansas State University
dc.subject Deicing salt impurities
dc.subject Limestone
dc.subject Aggregate frost
dc.subject Durability
dc.subject Engineering (0537)
dc.title Influence of rock salt impurities on limestone aggregate durability
dc.type Thesis


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