Because ordinary concrete cannot be hardened well under sub-zero temperatures, anti-freeze agents are typically added to prevent the frost damage and to ensure the proper hardening of concrete. With the advantage of a rapid exothermic reaction property, jet set concrete may be used as a cold weather concrete because it can reach the required strength before being damaged by cold weather. Recent studies are reported that magnesia-phosphate composites can be hardened very quickly and hydrated even in low temperature, which can be used as an alternative of severe cold weather concrete in arctic regions. This study developed the magnesia-phosphate composites that can be used in severe cold regions and suggested an appropriate mixture design from the experimental results.

• 조현우(정회원, 한국건설기술연구원 SOC성능연구소 인프라구조연구실 연구원) | Hyun-Woo Cho
• 신현섭(정회원, 한국건설기술연구원 SOC성능연구소 인프라구조연구실 수석연구원) | Hyun-Seop Shin
• 이장화(정회원, 한국건설기술연구원 SOC성능연구소 인프라구조연구실 선임연구위원) | Jang-Hwa Lee 교신저자