Contribution to the requalification of Alkali-Silica reaction damaged concrete: particular respect to the slag effect

A significant concern when designing durable concretes structures is the risk of alkali silkai reaction (ASR). The cracks formed by ASR increase the permeability of concrete, reduce the strength and lower the economic lifetime of concrete. The use of mineral and chemical admixtures to prevent expansion due to the alkali-silica reaction (ASR) was first reported 40 to 50 years ago. In this paper, a comprehensive experimental research was carried out to prevent the damages and to be able to improve in concrete structures with the reactive aggregates by using the ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBFS) in the mixtures. Furthermore, the engineering properties of blast-furnace slag and the test methodology used in the research were presented and the research findings were also discussed