The freeze and thaw durability of portland cement concrete as a function of the degree of mortar saturation

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by  Whiteside, Thomas M

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THE FREEZE AND THAW DURABILITY OF PORTLAND
CEMENT CONCRETE AS A FUNCTION OF THE DEGREE
OF MORTAR SATURATION
Thesis submitted, to the Department of Civil Engineering
and the Graduate School at the University of Wyoming in
partial fulfillm ent of requirements for the Degree of
Master of Science.
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Thomas M. Whiteside
Laramie, Wyoming
March, 19#
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The author is deeply indebted to Doctor Harold S, Sweet, Assis­
tant Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Wyoming,
for his advice and guidance in developing this study. The cooperation
and assistance of Professor A. J« McGawf, Head of the Department of
Civil and Architectural Engineering at the University of Wyoming, in
placing the facilities of the Department at the author's disposal are
gratefully acknowledged. The author also wishes to express his thanks
to Dr. Henry G. Fisk, Director of the Wyoming Natural Resources Research
Institute for his courtesy in extending the Institute's facilities
and to Mr. Bahngrell W. Brown, Chemist, Wyoming Natural Resources
Research Institute, for helping with some of the technical phases
of the investigation.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
INTRODUCTION . . •........................... 1
PREVIOUS INVESTIGATIONS................................................................ .................... 3
MATERIALS............................................................ ........................................ . . . 8
PROCEDURE............................................................................... 11
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION..................................... . . 23
Effects of Er e e zing-and-Thawing ........................ . 23
Saturation Effects.............................................................................................31
CONCLUSIONS................................................................................................................. £1
BIBLIOGRAPHY..................................... £3
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