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This research aimed to determine the durability and strength of an old concrete built-in arch bridge based on selected mechanical, physical, and chemical properties of the concrete. The bridge was erected in 1925 and is located in Jagodnik (northern Poland). Cylindrical specimens were taken from the side ribs connected to the top plate using a concrete core borehole diamond drill machine. The properties of the old concrete were compared with the present and previous standard requirements and guidelines. The laboratory testing program consisted of the following set of tests: measurements of the depth of carbonated zone and dry density, water absorption tests, determination of concrete compressive strength and frost resistance, determination of modulus of elasticity, measurement of the pH value, determination of water-soluble chloride salt and sulfate ion content, and X-ray diffraction analyses. Large variations in the cylindrical compressive strength (14.9 to 22.0 MPa), modulus of elasticity (17,900 to 26,483 MPa), density (2064 to 2231 kg/m3), and water absorption (3.88 to 6.58%) were observed. In addition to the experiments, a brief literature survey relating to old concrete properties was also conducted. This paper can provide scientists, engineers, and designers an experimental basis in the field of old concrete built-in bridge construction.
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- artykuły w czasopismach
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Materials
no. 14,
ISSN: 1996-1944 - Language:
- English
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Bibliographic description:
- Ambroziak A., Haustein E., Niedostatkiewicz M.: Chemical, Physical, and Mechanical Properties of 95-Year-Old Concrete Built-In Arch Bridge// Materials -Vol. 14,iss. 1 (2021), s.20-
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- Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.3390/ma14010020
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- Gdańsk University of Technology
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