Casos Reales – Problemas y Soluciones

by

Ramon L. Carrasquillo, Ph.D., P.E.

CARRASQUILLO ASSOCIATES
MATERIALS, CONSTRUCTION, AND
STRUCTURAL CONSULTANTS
Function, Month day, 2009 CA
 Casos Reales –
Problemas y Soluciones
4. Presentacion
• Estudiar 3 casos reales
− 22,000 CY: Ambiente Frio
− 5,000 CY: Ambiente Calido
− Vigas Postensadas: Isla del Encanto

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 Construction Program
• Specifications
• Mix Designs
• Mock Ups
• Pre Construction
Meeting
• Site Preparation
• Concrete Placement
• Qualityy Control Testing
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• Curing Methods
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Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH)
Case Study

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 TCH Project Facts
• 4,860 CY total
– Not 1 truck rejected
– 11 hours total to complete placement
• Tmax = 154 oF
• ∆T = 30 oF
• ~7,800 psi Comp. Strength @ 180 days
• 4 available batch plants provided
concrete
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 Specifications
• Quality Assurance
• Plans and Drawings
• Product Data For Materials and Items
• P
Preconstruction
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TCH - Specifications

» Plans and Drawings

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TCH - Specifications

» Plans and Drawings

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June 2, 2008 ‐‐ Mockup Blocks
June 2, 2008 

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General view of the interior insulation of the blocks

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Logger
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» Texas Children’s Hospital Plans and Drawings

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View of installed data logger assembly

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Downloading of temperature data from the data loggers

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 Temperature Graphs
&
Delta Temperature Graphs
(for Mockup Blocks)

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 Logger Temperatures from BCS for NORTHBLOCK  Mix #7591 ‐ Mid  Range
Max Delta Temp  (Loggers N1 to N8): 36 °F @ 39 Hrs  
Min Temp (Loggers N1 to N8) : 84.2 °F @ 203.57  Hrs, Max Temp (Loggers N1 to N8): 159.8 °F @ 29.67 Hrs
Worksheet modified by Carrasquillo  Associates Logger Start  Date: 06/2/2008 12:11:59  PM
Last Download Date: 06/13/2008 13:22:16 PM
180

160 Max. Temp. ~160oF

140
ure (°F)

120
Temperatu

100

N1 - 57''
80
N2 - 30''
N3 - 30''
60 N4 - 12''
N5 - 9''
Removed Plastic N6 - 6''
40
N7 - 3
3''
Punctured Plastic N8 - 3''
20 N10 - Air Gap
N9 - Ambient

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1 3 5 7 9 11
0 50 100 150 200 250 300
Time (Hrs) (days)

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CA Recommendations
• Concrete Mix Design

• Fresh Concrete

Temperature

• Quality Control Sampling

and Testing

• Pre-Placement Cooling

• Embedded Piping

• Temperature Monitoring

• Concrete Specifications

• Concrete Curing
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• Remediation
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 TCH Original Specifications CA Recommendations

Concrete Mix
Mix #7591 or Mix #7592 Mix #7592
Design
QC/QA No Information Every 150 CY
Fresh Concrete
95 oF 95 oF +/ 2 5 oF
+/- 2.5
Temp.
Max Concrete
160oF 170 oF
Temp.
Thermal Gradient 40 oF 40oF

6000 psi @ 180 days 6000 psi @ 180 days

Concrete
Slump = 8 +/- 1.5” Same
Specifications
Max. Agg. Size = 1” Same

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 Pre-Placement Cooling
• Contractor may:
– Wet reinforcing steel and any other
embedded items
– Saturate mud
slab

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 Embedded Piping
• Fill embedded pipes with water
• Pressurize embedded pipes to 5 psi

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TCH Temperature Monitoring Locations

TC- 1

TC- 2

TC- 3

TC- 4

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 All Blankets Removed
4 75
4.75 7 9 11
(days)

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 First Rain Event
4 75
4.75 7 9 11
(days)

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 Concrete Specifications
• 6,000 psi at 180 days
• Maximum aggregate size = 1 inch
• Slump = 8 +/- 1.5 inches
– High
Hi h range water
t reducing
d i admixture
d i t if
slump is too low
• Machine
M hi flfloating
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• Tmax = 170 oF
• ∆Tmax = 40 oF
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 Remediation
• Cracks are to be expected but likely will
NOT be deep p
• Cracks exceeding 1/16th of an inch are
to be sealed
– Gravity fed high molecular weight
methacrylate crack sealer and healer
• Has high tensile strain capacity

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50% Blanket Removal CA
UT MD Anderson (UTMDA)
Case Study

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 UTMDA Project Facts
• 22,000 CY total
• Tmax = 122 oF (1st Pour)
• Tmax = 132 oF (2nd Pour)
• ∆Tmax = 50.4
50 4 oF (1st Pour)
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• ∆Tmax = 63 oF (2nd Pour)
• Compressive Strength = 3,595 psi @ 7 days

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 Original
UTMDA CA Recommendations
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Specifications
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Mix 7591 or
Concrete Mix Design Mix 7592
Mix 7592

Fresh Concrete Temp 95 oF 95 oF +/- 2.5 oF

QC/QA 30 cylinders total Every 150 CY

Temperature Monitoring Every 4 hours Same

Concrete Specifications
< 5 in
in. unless HRWR admi
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Slump 8 +/- 1.5 inch
xture is used then < 8 in.
Max. Aggregate Size 1-1/2 inch 1 inch

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Concrete
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C i < 40 oF S
Same

Cut out defective

Remediation area over ¼ “ and Seal cracks > 1/16 “
patch

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CA’s Recommendations
(As built)

2.5’

7’

2.5’

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 Data Logger Locations

2nd Placement 1st Placement

18 140 CY
18,140 3 860 CY
3,860

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 You can begin to remove
some curing blankets in order
to proceed with preparations
for other stages of
construction.

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 South end blankets laid

North end blankets laid

75% Blankets Removed*

Hairline cracks reported

(north end)
Large pour completed
1 5 10 15 20 25 29
(days)

* Surface was wetted but no curing compound added

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Main Place – Block 93
Case Study

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 Block 93 Original Specifications CA Recommendations

Temperature 8 Locations
New Assembly
Monitoring 5 loggers per location

Max Concrete
160oF None
Temp.

Thermal Gradient 35 oF 40oF

Aft 7 d
After days off moist
i t curing,
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Concrete Curing
Initial Curing: 3 Days Thermal gradient < 40oF,
Remove Blankets
When: Final Curing: 7 Days

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Data Logger Locations

Placement
13,000 CY

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