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Efflorescence (leached white, "frosty" crystalline salt bloom deposit)
Well, I don't know if fly ash is available in your area. This is the least expensive alternative. You should use clean type F fly ash with a free Carbon content of less than 4%. Fly ash with Carbon content of more than 4% will work as long as you are not using plasticizers or air entraining...- mkashi
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- Forum: Concrete Engineering general discussion
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Efflorescence (leached white, "frosty" crystalline salt bloom deposit)
The white stuff is calcium hydoxide and can be eliminated with a reduced permeability in concrete. You can use pozzolans such as silica fume or fly ash to reduce the permeability of concrete. A reduced water to cement ratio will help as well. Super plasticizers can help to acheive the...- mkashi
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- Forum: Concrete Engineering general discussion
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I need 2D FEM Software for SOILS
There is an inexpensive program called PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS for Geotechnical Engineers developed by Prototype Engineering, Inc. in Massachusetts Tel No. is 781-729-2363. Good Luck- mkashi
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- Forum: Geotechnical engineering general discussion
