NRC
Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Alkali Silica Reaction in Nuclear Reactors; NRC-HQ-60-14-G-0010; Oct. 2014 – Dec. 2017
Submitted Reports
- Summary Report , (Saouma) 23 pages
- Design of an AAR Prone Concrete Mix for Large Scale Testing , (Saouma, Sparks, Graff) 93 pages
- AAR Expansion; Effect of Reinforcement, Specimen Type, and Temperature (Saouma, Howard, Graff, Hariri-Ardebili)
- Effect of AAR on Shear Strength of Panels (Saouma, Graff, Howard, Hariri-Ardebili), 88 pages
- Risk Based Assessment of the Effect of AAR on Shear Walls Strength , (Saouma, Hariri-Ardebili) 21 pages
- Probabilistic Based Nonlinear Seismic Analysis of Nuclear Containment Vessel Structures with AAR , (Saouma, Hariri-Ardebili), 216 pages
Reclamation
Long Term Assessment of Dams Suffering from Alkali Aggregate Reaction; Assistance Agreement R18AC00055
Submitted Reports
- State of the Art Review , (Hariri, Saouma) 403 pages
- Road Map for the Structural Assessment of Concrete Dams Suffering from AAR , (Saouma, Hariri) 98 pages
- Dam Analysis report,(Mahdavi, Saouma) 251 pages
- Golsa Mahdavi Ph.D. thesis (Probabilistic Nonlinear Seismic Analysis of AAR-Affected Dams)
ORNL
- Independent Modelling of the Alkali-Silica Reaction: Mock-up Test Block, Report ORNL/TM-2016/537
- Effect of Alkali-Silica Reaction on Shear Strength of Reinforced Concrete Structural Members, Report ORNL/TM-2015/588
- Preliminary Results on the Alkali-Silica Reaction in Massive Reinforced Concrete Structures: Numerical Simulations of Coupled Moisture Transport and Heat Transfer and Structural Significance of Internal Expansion, Report ORNL/TM-2014/489
GEMTEC
Interpretation of Laboratory Tests on Mactaquac Cores, Report Submitted to NB Hydro through GEMTEC (Canada)
NRC/ORNL
Expanded Material Degradation Assessment (EMDA), Volume 4: Aging of Concrete (2013), Technical Report NUREG/CR7153, Vol. 4; ORNL/TM-2013/532
Peer Reviewed Publications
- Hariri-Ardebili, M., Saouma, V.E., Hayes, N.W. (2021). A hybrid FE-based predictive framework for ASR-affected structures coupled with accelerated experiments. Engineering Structures, 234.
- Saouma, V., Hariri-Ardebili, M., Graham-Brady, L. (2020). Stochastic Analysis of Concrete Dams with Alkali Aggregate Reaction. Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 132.
- Saouma, V., Hariri, M. (2020). Integrative Experimental and Numerical Study of ASR Affected Nuclear Concrete Containment.Materials and Structures, Vol. 53, No. 1.
- Saouma, V., Hariri-Ardebili, M. (2019). Seismic capacity and fragility analysis of an ASR-affected nuclear containment vessel structure. Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 346, pp. 140-156.
- Hariri-Ardebili, M., Saouma, V. (2018). Sensitivity and uncertainty analysis of AAR affected reinforced concrete shear walls. Engineering Structures, Vol. 172, pp. 334-345.
- Liaudata, J., Carol, I., Lopez, C., Saouma, V. (2018). ASR Expansions in Concrete under Triaxial Confinement. Cement and Concrete Compositesa>, Feb., pp. 160-170.
- Saouma, V., Hariri-Ardebili, Merz, C. (2018). Risk-Informed Condition Assessment of a Bridge with Alkali Aggregate Reaction. ACI Structures Journal, Vol. 115, pp. 475-487.
- Saouma, V., Hariri-Ardebili, M., Le Pape, Y., Balaji, R. (2016). Effect of Alkali-Silica Reaction on the Shear Strength of Reinforced Concrete Structural Members. A Numerical and Statistical Study. Nuclear Engineering and Design, Vol. 310, pp. 295-310.
- Na, O., Xi, Y., Ou, E., Saouma, V. (2015). The Effects of Alkali-Silica Reaction on Mechanical Properties of Concrete with Three Different Types of Reactive Aggregates. Structural Concrete, Vol. 17, pp. 74-83.
- Saouma, V.E., Martin, R., Hariri-Ardebili, M., Katayama, T. (2015). A Mathematical Model for the Kinetics of the Alkali Silica Chemical Reaction. Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 68, pp. 184-195.
- Saouma, V., Hariri-Ardebili, M. (2014). A Proposed Aging Management Program for Alkali Silica Reactions in a Nuclear Power Plant. Nuclear Engineering and Structural Design, Vol. 277, pp. 248-264.
- Puatatsananon, W., Saouma, V. (2013). Chemo-Mechanical Micro Model for Alkali-Silica Reaction. ACI Materials Journal, Vol. 110, No. 1, pp. 67-78.
- Saouma, V., Perotti, L., Shimpo, T. (2007). Stress Analysis of Concrete Structures Subjected to Alkali Aggregate Reactions. American Concrete Institute Structural Journal, Vol. 104, No. 5, pp. 532-541.
- Saouma, V., Perotti, L. (2006). Constitutive Model for Alkali Aggregate Reactions. American Concrete Institute, Materials Journal, Vol. 103, No. 3, pp. 194-202.
