ALKALI-SILICA REACTION: VAL DE LA MARE DAM, JERSEY, CASE HISTORY.

doi:10.1680/iicep.1988.798

ALKALI-SILICA REACTION: VAL DE LA MARE DAM, JERSEY, CASE HISTORY.

Authors: RG COLE; P HORSWILL
Source: ICE Proceedings, Volume 84, Issue 6, pages 1237 –1259 , , E-ISSN: 1753-7789

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Proc. Instn Ciu. Engrs, Part 1,1988,84, Dec., 1237-1259 9372 GROUP WATER ENGINEERING Alkali-silica reaction Val de la Mare dam, : Jersey, case history R. G. COLE, FICE* P. HORSWILL, MA, MSc, FGS* Val de la Mare dam is a mass concrete structure constructed in 1957-62. In January 1971 the dam suddenly exhibited movements which could not easily be explained. There followed a period of intensive investigations and research leading to the conclusion that alkali-silica reaction had occurred due principally to the combination of chalcedony vein material in the local coarse aggregates and the high alkali content of the imported cement...

Keywords: VEINS; STUDIES; REMEDIAL; ANCHORS; VAL DE LA MARE; CONCRETE; SERVICEABLE; COSTS; RESERVOIRS; CEMENT; PRESSURE; CHANNEL ISLANDS; MONOLITHS; SILICA; PIEZOMETERS; CONTENT; RELIEF; MONITORING; DAMS; SONIC; INTERNAL; REACTIONS; RESEARCH; EXPANSION; CHALCEDONY; UPLIFT; COARSE; WATSON HAWKSLEY GROUP; PERFORMANCE; AGGREGATES; WORKS; INVESTIGATIONS; MATERIALS; SURVEYS; CRACKS; ALKALI; DRAINS; SAFETY; STRUCTURES; JERSEY; MOVEMENT; BLOCKS; BARS; LONG TERM; PREDICTION; VELOCITY; UK; FAILURES; LIFE
Document Type: Research Article
DOI: 10.1680/iicep.1988.798

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ALKALI-SILICA REACTION: VAL DE LA MARE DAM, JERSEY, CASE HISTORY.