Durability of Building Materials and Components in the Agricultural Environment, Part III: Concrete Structures

Belie, Nele De; Sonck, Bart; Braam, C.R.; Lenehan, J.J.; Svennerstedt, Bengt; Richardson, Mark G.

doi:10.1006/jaer.1999.0520

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“…It is evident that consideration of the durability of building materials and components is an important aspect of design (De Belie et al 2000a). In this study the laboratory experiments prior to the field test for pre-selecting surfaces to resist mechanical and chemical wear were shown to be valuable.…”

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Properties and cleanability of new and traditional surface materials in cattle barns - a field study

Kuisma

Kymäläinen

Hellstedt³

2008

AFSci

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In this study surface properties and cleanability of new and traditional surface materials in cattle barns were examined in a field test. The concrete and plastic-coated samples were placed on a walking path on the floor and on a feeding table in a cattle barn. The surfaces were characterized using colorimetric and gloss measurements and determination of topography. In most cases, the colour of the surfaces placed on the floor darkened during the one year study period, whereas the colour changes of the samples placed on the feeding table did not show a similar trend. However, in both locations the plastic-coated surfaces were generally the easiest to clean, and the highest colour changes indicating soil residues were detected on the uncoated and silane-impregnated concrete surfaces. The difference between the locations was also seen in the gloss values, which increased in the samples placed on the floor during the one-year test period but varied considerably between the different materials on the surfaces placed on the feeding table. This field study confirmed the observation from earlier laboratory studies that plastic coatings improved the cleanability of concrete cattle barn surfaces. Silane impregnation was not functionally competitive with the plastic coatings. In general, the cleanability results were in accordance with the results of previous laboratory experiments but the field study provided practical information about the behaviour of the surface materials examined.

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Properties and cleanability of new and traditional surface materials in cattle barns - a field study

Kuisma

Kymäläinen

Hellstedt³

2008

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“…According to De Belie et al (2000) the durability of concrete against attack by lactic and acetic acids has been improved in many ways, e.g. by using different cement types and pozzolanic additives, changing the aggregate type, addition of polymers to the concrete mix, application of cement-bound surface layers and impregnation with water repellents or pore blockers or application of coatings.…”

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Properties and cleanability of new and traditional agricultural surface materials

Määttä¹,

Kymäläinen²,

Hellstedt³

2008

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The aim of the present study was to evaluate new and traditional surface materials for use in cattle barns. The evaluated concrete materials had different compositions and included different additives and coatings. Contact angle meter, optical profilometry and scanning electron microscopy SEM were used for characterization of surface properties. Radiochemical methods and a biochemical adenosine triphosphate ATP method were used to determine cleanability. A specific methodological aim was to examine the correlations between these determination methods. A statistically significant difference was observed between contact angles of non-coated concretes, coated concretes and joint materials. In general, coatings smoothened surfaces and the joint materials were the roughest surfaces, as illustrated by profilometry and SEM. On the basis of the radiochemical determination methods, coatings improved the cleanability of concrete. An epoxy joint material was cleaned efficiently from the oil model soil and from the labelled feed soil when compared to the two cement-based joint materials. According to the results of the biochemical ATP method the manure test soil was cleaned better from a concrete including inorganic sealant than from the other materials examined. The cleanability results of oil model soil used in the radiochemical method correlated with the results of the test feed soil used in the biochemical ATP method. Both determination methods of cleanability appeared to be suitable for examining the cleanability of surfaces soiled with agricultural soils. Only the radiochemical determination gives detailed quantitative results, but it can be used only in laboratory studies. The results of this laboratory study will be used for selecting materials for a pilot study in a cattle barn.

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“…Because concrete is a very porous material, in many cases the improvement of concrete is based on limiting its absorption of liquids (Barbucci et al 1997, Almusallam et al 2003, Moon et al 2007). Durability of concrete can also be improved by using different cement types and pozzolanic additions, changing the aggregate type, addition of polymers to the concrete mix, application of cement-bound surface layers and impregnation with water repellents, pore blockers or coatings (Barbucci et al 1997, De Belie et al 1997, De Belie et al 1998, De Belie et al 2000, Almusallam et al 2003, Moon et al 2007). The other targets of modification studies of concrete materials were improved durability (De Belie et al 1997, De Belie et al 1998, Moon et al 2007) and anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties (Navas Martin and Borralleras Mas 2005).…”

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Modifications of surface materials and their effects on cleanability as studied by radiochemical methods

Määttä¹,

Kuisma²,

Kymäläinen³

2011

Construction and Building Materials

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Durability of Building Materials and Components in the Agricultural Environment, Part III: Concrete Structures

Cited by 65 publications

References 16 publications

Properties and cleanability of new and traditional surface materials in cattle barns - a field study

Properties and cleanability of new and traditional surface materials in cattle barns - a field study

Properties and cleanability of new and traditional agricultural surface materials

Modifications of surface materials and their effects on cleanability as studied by radiochemical methods

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