Mechanical Properties Degradation due to ASR-Swelling: The show has been started!!

After several trails (e.g. Trial Tests 1 ) and a long preparation, this week the first sample have been casted.
Just to give some numbers:
- 425 lt. of concrete will be produced
- in 6 casting along 4 weeks
- 107 sample
- 14 Young's modulus test, 14 splitting tensile test, 6 compressive strength tests will be performed along 52 weeks.
- 5 home made reactor will host the specimens during the storing time.

Here you can find some pictures of our work:

Home Made reactors.

Heater (bottom) and Controller (top) outside view.

Heater (bottom) and Controller (top) inside view.

Small Boxes in which the sample are stored.

Mould 10x10x40 cm for sample used in the Young's modulus test.

Mould 15x15x15 cm for sample used in the splitting tensile strength.