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Impacts of air-entrained agents and curing time on mechanical and durability characteristics of structural lightweight concrete

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This paper investigated the mechanical properties and durability of air-entrained structural lightweight concrete under an acidic environment. Experiments included visual inspection, nondestructive ultrasonic pulse velocity, and compressive strength tests. These tests were conducted on cubic concrete specimens containing various dosages of air-entrained agents (AEA) submersed in tap water and sulfuric acid solution for a period between 7 and 180 days. Results revealed that the increase in AEA up to 0.1% could improve the performance of specimens subjected to sulfuric acid. Linear and nonlinear regression analyses proposed some simplified relationships with high correlation coefficients between compressive strength, density, ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV), and curing age. A linear equation with correlation coefficients R2 > 0.95 was developed to estimate the compressive strength of the damaged concrete considering the strength and immersion time for different mixtures. The UPV and compressive strength of the specimens had a similar trend with immersion time in water and sulfuric acid solution.

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Khanjani, Z., Jamshidzadeh, Z. Impacts of air-entrained agents and curing time on mechanical and durability characteristics of structural lightweight concrete. Innov. Infrastruct. Solut. 7, 155 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41062-022-00756-5

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