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Methylene blue testing of smectite as related to concrete failure NB. Higgs

ASTM Symposia Papers Available online

ASTM Symposia Papers
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English
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1 online resource (8 pages) illustrations, figures, tables
Place of Publication:
West Conshohocken, Pa. ASTM International 1990
Summary:
The navigation lock of Lower Monumental Dam, Washington required 1.2 million dollars 1n repairs as the concrete 1n the walls showed severe scaling because of lack of air entrainment and the presence of smectite (montmorillonite) in the Mabels Pit fine aggregate. Smectite because of its adsorptive-absorptive nature robs the mixture of water thus causing slump loss. It also increases drying-shrinkage volume changes
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  • Includes bibliographical references
  • Online resource; title from publisher's website, viewed February 19, 2016
Related Work:
American Society for Testing and Materials. Selected Technical Papers

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