compatibility of ultra high performance concrete as repair material

Table of ContentsList of Figures .................................................................................................................... viList of Tables ................................................................................................................... viiiAcknowledgments............................................................................................................... xList of Abbreviations ......................................................................................................... xiAbstract ............................................................................................................................. xii1 Introduction and Motivation ........................................................................................ 11.1 Scope .................................................................................................................... 11.2 Thesis Organization .............................................................................................. 22 Background and Literature Review ............................................................................. 32.1 Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC) ......................................................... 32.1.1 Primary Constitutes ....................................................................................... 52.1.2 Approximate Dosage .................................................................................... 62.1.3 Material Properties ........................................................................................ 92.2 Rehabilitation of Concrete Structures ................................................................ 162.2.1 Causes of Concrete Deterioration ............................................................... 172.2.2 Compatibility between Repair Material and Concrete Substrate ................ 172.2.3 Common Repair Materials .......................................................................... 202.2.4 Rehabilitations of Concrete Structures using UHPC .................................. 222.3 Factors that affecting the Bond Strength ............................................................ 262.3.1 Tests Methods to evaluate Bond Strength .................................................. 272.3.2 Surface Preparation ..................................................................................... 282.3.3 Failure Envelope of the Bond Interface ...................................................... 302.3.4 Bond between two concrete materials ........................................................ 352.4 Summary ............................................................................................................ 363 Methodology ............................................................................................................. 383.1 Tests ................................................................................................................... 393.1.1 Combination of Splitting Tensile Test with Freeze-Thaw Cycles .............. 39iii