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OCLC number
1006758837
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Author
Karimi, Shahram,1967-
Title
A critical evaluation of ASTM Method C114, Section 19 for the determination of total chloride content of cured cement and concrete.
Degree
M.A. Sc. -- University of Toronto, 2001
Publisher
Ottawa : National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, [2002]
Description
1 microfiche
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Abstract
An assessment was made of the accuracy and precision of ASTM Method C 114 for the analysis of chloride in cured cement paste and concrete. Cement pastes with water-to-cement ratios of 0.45, containing known different amounts of chloride ranging from 0.0 to 8.0 percent by weight of dry cement, were prepared using ASTM Type I Ordinary Portland Cement. The samples were allowed to cure in a hydrostat for 7 and 28 days with and without rotation and then were analyzed for total chloride content using ASTM Method C 114. Complete extraction of chloride from the cement specimens was not achieved, showing the inability of the above method to bring all the chlorides into solution for analysis. For some of the samples containing high chloride content, the ASTM method under-reported the true values by as much as 70%.
ISBN
0612629155
9780612629158