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Durability of Building Materials and Components
By
PJ Sereda,
PJ Sereda
1Division of Building Research,
National Research Council of Canada
, Ottawa,
; Canada
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GG Litvan
GG Litvan
1Division of Building Research,
National Research Council of Canada
, Ottawa,
; Canada
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ISBN-10:
0-8031-0325-5
ISBN:
978-0-8031-0325-2
No. of Pages:
1047
Publisher:
ASTM International
Publication date:
1980
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Freeze-Thaw Durability of Porous Building Materials
By
GG Litvan
GG Litvan
1
Senior research officer
, Building Materials Section, Division of Building Research, National Research Council of Canada
, Ottawa, Ont.,
.Canada
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Page Count:
9
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Published:1980
Citation
Litvan, G. "Freeze-Thaw Durability of Porous Building Materials." Durability of Building Materials and Components. Ed. Sereda, P, & Litvan, G. 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959 : ASTM International, 1980.
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Water held in the pores of a solid becomes unstable when cooled to temperatures below 0°C. If the conditions permit, the water leaves the pores and ice accumulates outside the system. In case of high cooling rate, high degree of saturation, and long diffusion path, the water cannot reach the external surface and solidifies in a glassy, amorphous state. Mechanical damage occurs only in the latter case. This mechanism is not indigenous to any single type of solid, thus it is applicable to cement paste, stone, and brick, and could be used for increasing the durability of porous materials and for improving test procedures.
Keywords:
freezing and thawing,
frost action,
freezing,
concrete brick,
stone,
durability,
building materials
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