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Tipo de Documento: Artigo
Título: Influence of granitic aggregates from Northeast Brazil on the alkali-aggregate reaction
Autor(es): Gomes Neto, David de Paiva
Conceição, Herbet
Lisboa, Vinícius Anselmo Carvalho
Santana, Rodrigo Soares de
Barreto, Ledjane Silva
Data do documento: 2014
Resumo: The alkali-aggregate reaction (AAR) in concrete structures is a problem that has concerned engineers and researchers for decades. This reaction occurs when silicates in the aggregates react with the alkalis, forming an expanded gel that can cause cracks in the concrete and reduce its lifespan. The aim of this study was to characterize three coarse granitic aggregates employed in concrete production in northeastern Brazil, correlating petrographic analysis with the kinetics of silica dissolution and the evolution of expansions in mortar bars, assisted by SEM/EDS, XRD, and EDX. The presence of grains showing recrystallization into individual microcrystalline quartz subgrains was associated with faster dissolution of silica and greater expansion in mortar bars. Aggregates showing substantial deformation, such as stretched grains of quartz with strong undulatory extinction, experienced slower dissolution, with reaction and expansion occurring over longer periods that could not be detected using accelerated tests with mortar bars.
Palavras-chave: Granitic aggregates
Alkali-aggregate reaction
Petrographic analysis
Microcrystalline quartz
Silica dissolution
Mortar bar expansion
ISSN: 1980-5373
Parte de : Materials Research
Idioma: por
Instituição/Editora: Associação Brasileira de Metalurgia, Materiais e Mineração (ABM) / Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica (ABC) / Associação Brasileira de Polímeros (ABPol)
Citação: GOMES NETO, D. P. et al. Influence of granitic aggregates from Northeast Brazil on the alkali-aggregate reaction. Materials Research, São Carlos, v. 17, n. 1, 2014. Disponível em: https://www.scielo.br/j/mr/a/SnYqC5QLfw9vrzP9nFnBXkr/?lang=en. Acesso em: 20 jan. 2026.
Licença: Creative Commons Atribuição-NãoComercial 4.0 Internacional (CC BY-NC 4.0)
URI: https://ri.ufs.br/jspui/handle/riufs/24321
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