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 date | Mass loss (%) | M0 | M25 | M50 | M75 | M100 |
| 1st week | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.23 | 2nd week | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.59 | 0.99 | 1.31 | 3rd week | 1.28 | 1.31 | 1.47 | 1.82 | 2.22 | 4th week | 2.01 | 2.17 | 2.37 | 3.21 | 3.43 | 5th week | 3.45 | 3.52 | 3.72 | 4.01 | 4.32 | 6th week | 3.92 | 3.95 | 4.01 | 5.12 | 5.49 | 7th week | 4.51 | 4.61 | 4.92 | 5.92 | 6.71 | 8th week | 5.20 | 5.30 | 5.78 | 6.57 | 7.42 | 9th week | 5.62 | 5.72 | 6.39 | 7.21 | 8.11 | 10th week | 6.23 | 6.37 | 7.21 | 8.11 | 9.60 |
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