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ACI Building Code 318<br />

• Severe attack: When the sulfate content is 0.2<br />

<strong>to</strong> 2.00 percent in soil, or 1500 <strong>to</strong> 10,000 ppm in<br />

water, ASTM Type V portland cement, with less<br />

than an 0.45 water/cement ratio, shall be used.<br />

• Very severe attack: When the sulfate content is<br />

over 2 percent in soil, or over 10,000 ppm in<br />

water, ASTM Type V cement plus a pozzolanic<br />

admixture shall be used, with less than an 0.45<br />

water/cement ratio.<br />

CE 60<br />

Instruc<strong>to</strong>r: Paulo Monteiro

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