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James ASR & CarboDetect*Simple colored dye field test to

detect Alkali Silica reaction(ASR) Carbo Detectsimplecolored dye field test forcarbonation

Featuresand Benefits

Test can be carried out completely on site.

Utilizes only two environmentally safe dyes.

Identifies ASR in concrete and differentiatesASR from other causes of degradation.

Results obtained in less than five minutesare easy to interpret.

Economic, fast and easy to use.

*US Patent No. 5,739,035 and other patents pending.Trademark of Los Alamos National Laboratory

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Method

ASR Detect

Applications

Simply apply each of the two reagents to the broken surface of aconcrete core drilled in a suspect structure and rinse off the excess.On ASR contaminated concrete, the resultant stains reveal the

presence of ASR.The stains distribution shows the extent of ASR in the concrete, and

their proximity to different components of the aggregate gives clues tothe source of trouble. The two gels that are identified-one stainingyellow, the other pink - indicate the stage of ASRs progression. Yellowsignals that degradation has begun. Pink warns that degradation isadvancing.

Typically, ASR occurs in cracks and these cracks often cut throughthe aggregate and usually do not follow the aggregate-pasteboundaries. ASR tends to fill air voids.

ASR Detect is both a practical and a scientific tool. Its principalapplication is analyzing existing concrete structures. By identifyingASR deterioration in its earliest stages, ASR Detect facilitates the

problem being identified when remediation techniques can be applied;for example, treating the concrete with a lithium-bearing solution toinhibit further deterioration. Where deterioration is advanced, ASRDetect provides a clear picture of the extent and depth of the damage.

As a scientific tool, ASR Detect can be applied to improving theunderstanding of where, how and why ASR occurs. Thatunderstanding is basic to developing ASR preventatives that allowhigh-alkali cements or poor-quality aggregates to be used in concretemixes without risking the development of ASR.

Untreated concrete. Concrete tested with

pink gel only showingadvanced ASR degrada-

tion.

Concrete tested with

pink and yellow gels

showing both beginning

and advanced stages

of ASR.

Concrete tested with

yellow gel only showingbeginning stages of

ASR degradation.

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3727 North Kedzie Avenue,Chicago, Illinois 606181-800-426-6500 (773) 463-6565FAX (773) 463-0009e-mail: info@ndtjames.comhttp://www.ndtjames.com

Concrete Core Showing Advanced ASR

TechnicalOne of the primary causes of premature concrete

deterioration is alkali-silica reaction (ASR). ASR causesconcrete to deteriorate when sodium and/or potassiumfrom the cement attacks silica rich components in the

aggregate, producing gels that expand and eventuallycrack the structure.

ASR Detect was developed by Los Alamos NationalLaboratory as part of its ongoing effort to characterizeconcrete degradation mechanisms and to improveconcrete durability.

ASR Detect exploits the cation-exchange andcompositional properties of ASR gels to pinpoint ASRdegradation in a chemically specific way. Most gelscontain cations (positively charged atoms ormolecules) that readily exchange with other cations insolution. ASR Detects two reagents react with cationsfound in the two gels associated with ASR. The firstreagent exchanges sodium with the potassium found

in some ASR gels and then reacts to form a brightyellow precipitate. The second reagent reacts withcalcium-rich ASR gel to form a bright pink stain. Inconcrete containing ASR, the result is a brightlycolored surface showing the presence of the targetedgels; concrete with noASR is unaffected.

Sales NumbersI-AS-3000 ASR-detect System

I-CB-6000 Carbo-detect System200 ml of reagent

sufficient for approximately100 tests Sprayer Carrying Case

TechnicalSpecifications