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AWWA JAW41450

  • Journal AWWA - Water Quality Deterioration From Corrosion of Cement-Mortar Linings
  • Journal Article by American Water Works Association, 07/01/1996
  • Publisher: AWWA

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Corrosion of cement-mortar lining--i.e., the leaching of lime from the cement matrix--can impair water quality by increasing pH, calcium, and alkalinity. Field tests at two utility sites evaluated the effects of water flow, lining method, seal coating, water quality, and cement-mortar composition. Water that remained stagnant in newly lined pipe sections for a relatively long time (one week) exhibited significant water quality effects--e.g., pH increases up to 12. Asphaltic seal coats significantly reduced cement-mortar corrosion in both tests. At one site, corrosion increased when the mortar contained Type II cement, a water reducing admixture, pozzolanic material, or a high proportion of sand. At the other sites, none of these parameters significantly affected results. Design and operating measures to minimize stagnation can reduce corrosion effects. Includes 18 references, tables, figures.

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