Print Email Facebook Twitter Investigation on lithium migration for treating alkali-silica reaction affected concrete Title Investigation on lithium migration for treating alkali-silica reaction affected concrete Author Silva De Souza, L.M. Polder, R.B. Copuroglu, O. Faculty Civil Engineering and Geosciences Department Structural Engineering Date 2014-06-30 Abstract Alkali-silica reaction (ASR) is one of the major deterioration mechanisms that affect numerous concrete structures worldwide. During the reaction, hydroxyl and alkali (sodium and potassium ) ions react with certain siliceous compounds in the aggregate, forming a hygroscopic gel. The gel absorbs water from the cement paste and swells, possibly leading to deleterious expansion and cracking of the structure. Once ASR is detected in existing structures, there are no treatments to stop it and prolong their service life. Lithium is known to alter the reaction, as it binds to the alkali-silica gel and the latter is no longer expansive. Indeed, the use of lithium-based admixtures has been acknowledged as a preventive measure for over 50 years. In existing structures, nevertheless, the use of admixtures is no longer possible and lithium ions need to be transported into the cementitious matrix. Amongst other transport mechanisms, such as capillary absorption and diffusion, ionic migration is the most effective. In order for ionic migration to occur, power should be supplied between two electrodes, immersed in electrolytes. The reinforcement bar is often used as cathode and, therefore, attracts cations, such as lithium ions. Pore solution works as catholyte. The anolyte, on the other hand, should be a lithium compound solution. Although several studies have been conducted on the use of electric field to drive lithium ions into concrete, so far, there is no agreement on the conclusions. It is necessary to fully understand lithium migration into concrete before developing a possible treatment against ASR. This paper presents preliminary results on the investigation of the influence of different lithium compounds used as anolyte during migration through experimental testing. Subject alkali-silica reactionrepairelectrochemical methodmigration To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:7d4383a4-4b80-4d03-ab67-ded2b063ce74 Publisher NCF Source Proceedings of the 1st Concrete Innovation Conference, CIC 2014, Oslo, Norway, June 11-13, 2014. Authors version Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type conference paper Rights (c) The authors Files PDF 308367.pdf 1.03 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:7d4383a4-4b80-4d03-ab67-ded2b063ce74/datastream/OBJ/view