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- Seigneurie de Beaupré Wind Park
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Condition assessment, service-life evaluation, and cost-optimal maintenance and repair strategy
Produce, heat-cure, and test high-performance concrete mixtures that would be used to produce precast concrete tunnel lining elements
Assess the conformity of the concrete mixture used for the construction of wind turbine foundations in Seigneurie de Beaupré Wind Park
Perform a comprehensive investigation and provide recommendations for the rehabilitation or re-construction of the concrete structures
Standard Laboratory Testing
Determination of Mechanical Properties
- Compressive Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens (ASTM C 39, CSA A23.2-9C)
- Testing Drilled Cores and Sawed Beams of Concrete (ASTM C 42, CSA A23.2-14C)
- Flexural Strength of Concrete (Third-Point Loading) (ASTM C 78, CSA A23.2-8C)
- Flexural Strength of Concrete (Center-Point Loading) (ASTM C 293)
- Estimating Concrete Strength by the Maturity Method (ASTM C 1074)
- Static Modulus of Elasticity and Poisson’s Ratio of Concrete (ASTM C 469)
- Splitting Tensile Strength of Cylindrical Concrete Specimens (ASTM C 496, CSA A23.2-13C)
- Flexural Toughness and First-Crack Strength of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (Using Beam With Third-Point Loading) (ASTM C 1018)
- Obtaining Residual-Strength of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (ASTM C 1399)
- Flexural Toughness of Fiber Reinforced Concrete (Using Centrally Loaded Round Panel) (ASTM C 1550)
Determination of the Resistance of Concrete to Chloride Penetration
- Acid-Soluble Chloride in Mortar and Concrete (ASTM C 1152)
- Water-Soluble Chloride in Mortar and Concrete (ASTM C 1218)
- Electrical Indication of Concrete’s Ability to Resist Chloride Ion Penetration (ASTM C 1202)
Determination of the Volume of Permeable Voids
- Density, Absorption and Voids in Hardened Concrete (ASTM C 642)
Evaluation of the Resistance of Concrete to Freeze-Thaw Conditions
- Microscopical Determination of Parameters of the Air-Void System in Hardened Concrete (ASTM C 457)
- Resistance of Concrete to Rapid Freezing and Thawing (ASTM C 666) – 2 prisms
- Scaling Resistance of Concrete Surfaces Exposed to Deicing Chemicals (ASTM C 672)
Evaluation of Potential Alkali-Aggregate Reactivity
- Potential Alkali Reactivity of Cement-Aggregate Combinations (Mortar-Bar Method) (ASTM C 227)
- Potential Alkali Reactivity of Aggregates (Mortar-Bar Method) (ASTM C 1260, CSA A23.2-25A)
- Determination of Length Change of Concrete Due to Alkali-Silica Reaction (ASTM C1293, CSA A23.2-14A)
Evaluation of Drying Shrinkage
- Length Change of Hardened Hydraulic-Cement Mortar and Concrete (ASTM C 157)
- Length Change of Drilled or Sawed Specimens of Hydraulic-Cement Mortar and Concrete (ASTM C 341)
Characterization of Aggregates
- Petrographic Examination of Aggregates for Concrete (ASTM C 295, CSA A23.2-15A)
- Specific Gravity and Absorption of Coarse Aggregate (ASTM C 127, CSA A23.2-12A)
- Specific Gravity and Absorption of Fine Aggregate (ASTM C 128, CSA A23.2-6A)
Concrete Properties in Fresh State
- Unit Weight, Yield, and Air Content of Concrete (ASTM C 138, ASTM A23.2-4C/6C/7C)
- Slump of Hydraulic-Cement Concrete (ASTM C 143, CSA A23.2-5C)
- Bleeding of Concrete (ASTM C 232)
- Time of Setting of Concrete Mixtures by Penetration Resistance (ASTM C 403)