Características del hormigón preenfriado con hielo triturado y vaciado en condiciones de calor severo.

Abstract

The city of Guayaquil has several environmental conditions that affect the performance and quality of concrete elements, such as the high concentration of salinity in the environment, humidity and high ambient temperatures. Therefore, the development of the project proposes a solution using crushed ice as a partial replacement for mixing water for the concrete mix, demonstrating its benefits not only to counteract the climatic effects of the city, but also to improve quality and properties of concrete structures, in addition to the fact that Guayaquil has a great advantage to obtain crushed ice, due to the fact that it is one of the largest shrimp exporters in the world, there are several manufacturing plants around the city for this material, marketing it in various types such as: crushed, flakes, ground, frosted and in blocks, making it easier and cheaper to obtain than in some other parts of the world, where one of the biggest drawbacks is the adequate supply of ice for the of this methodology.