Theses and Dissertations

Wendy Long

Issuing Body

Mississippi State University

Advisor

Freyne, Seamus F.

Committee Member

Doyle, Jesse

Committee Member

Howard, Isaac L.

Date of Degree

12-13-2019

Original embargo terms

Worldwide

Document Type

Graduate Thesis - Open Access

Major

Civil Engineering

Degree Name

Master of Science

College

James Worth Bagley College of Engineering

Department

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Abstract

One of the benefits of calcium sulfoaluminate (CSA) cements is that these materials gain strength rapidly, where strength development is often measured in hours instead of days. This property makes these materials desirable for use in temporary, non-reinforced repairs of roadways, airfields, and navigable locks. The rapid repair of these infrastructure elements is critical to transporting supplies into regions devastated by disaster. In these austere environments, potable water may not be available in sufficient quantities to make vital repairs, and the use of impure water in the production of CSA cement-based concrete would be advantageous. However, the hydration products formed by CSA cement are substantially different from those formed by portland cement and may react differently to impurities that water sources may contain. This Thesis investigates the impact of various salts and impure water sources on the early-age strength development of commercially-available CSA cement-based concrete.

URI

https://hdl.handle.net/11668/16434

Sponsorship

U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center

Comments

Calcium Sulfoaluminate Cement||CSA||concrete repair||non-potable water||impure water

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