Title: Alkali-Silica Reaction Causes Concrete Pipe to Collapse

Author(s): Douglas J. Haavik and Richard C. Mielenz

Publication: Concrete International

Volume: 13

Issue: 5

Appears on pages(s): 54-57

Keywords: alkali-aggregate reactions; cement-aggregate reactions; failure; petrography; pipes (tubes); sulfate attack; General

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Date: 5/1/1991

Abstract:
Reports of remedial work or catastrophic failure of structures due to alkali-silica reaction is rare. The collapse of a two-year-old pipe as a result of alkali-silica reaction aggravated by dissolved sulfates in the pipe's effluent provides a case history that demonstrates the limitations of our ability to use aggregates including reactive constituents.