Research Article

Resistance of Recycled Aggregate Concrete (RAC) Subjected to Drying-Wetting Cycles to Attack of Magnesium and Sodium Sulfates

Table 10

Mass loss percentages of concrete specimens of reference and modified mixtures partially immersed in 6.5% sodium sulfate solution.

Testing dateMass loss (%)
M0M25M50M75M100

1st week0.090.090.110.180.23
2nd week0.410.420.590.991.31
3rd week1.281.311.471.822.22
4th week2.012.172.373.213.43
5th week3.453.523.724.014.32
6th week3.923.954.015.125.49
7th week4.514.614.925.926.71
8th week5.205.305.786.577.42
9th week5.625.726.397.218.11
10th week6.236.377.218.119.60