Sand-Cement Concrete in the Century-Old Camarasa Dam
| Autor: | Antonio Aguado, Sergio H.P. Cavalaro, S. Chinchón-Payá, Ignacio Segura, Ana Blanco |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Construcciones Arquitectónicas, Materiales y Sistemas Constructivos de la Edificación, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Civil i Ambiental, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria de la Construcció, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. EC - Enginyeria de la Construcció, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. TE - Tecnologia d'Estructures |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Engineering
Camarasa (Spain) 0211 other engineering and technologies Freeze-thaw cycle 020101 civil engineering 02 engineering and technology Concrete dams--Spain 0201 civil engineering law.invention law 021105 building & construction Sand-cement Geotechnical engineering Safety Risk Reliability and Quality Preses de formigó Civil and Structural Engineering Cement business.industry Enginyeria civil::Materials i estructures::Materials i estructures de formigó [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC] Building and Construction Construcciones Arquitectónicas Portland cement Concrete dam Leaching Enginyeria civil::Enginyeria hidràulica marítima i sanitària::Embassaments i preses [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC] business |
| Zdroj: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya instname RUA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Alicante Universidad de Alicante (UA) |
| ISSN: | 1943-5509 0887-3828 |
| DOI: | 10.1061/(asce)cf.1943-5509.0000823 |
| Popis: | Sand-cement emerged in the early twentieth century as an alternative binder in infrastructures that required a significant amount of concrete volume in order to reduce the costs associated with portland cement. This binder was first used in the United States in several dams before being applied in Camarasa Dam in Spain. Nearly a century after its construction, the dam exhibits degradation phenomena in the downstream face, manifested by losses of mass. The present study aims at assessing the state of the sand-cement concrete in Camarasa Dam and evaluate whether the degradation observed could affect the safety and functionality of the 95-year-old dam. For that, the state of the art on sand-cement is reviewed and an experimental program of physical, mechanical, and chemical tests is performed on samples from the dam. The results reveal that the degradation phenomena may be attributed to physical causes and a general degradation of the concrete properties is discarded as well as any effect on the safety and functionality of the dam. The authors acknowledge the economic support provided by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness through project BIA2013-49106-C2-1-R. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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