Forensic Investigation of AC and PCC Pavements with Extended Service Life : Volume 3 : Petrographic Examination of Blast Furnace Slag Aggregate Concrete Cores taken from PCC Pavements in Cuyahoga County , Ohio : Executive Summary Report

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• Creators:
  Sargand, Shad M. ; Edwards, William ; Lankard, David
• Corporate Creators:
  Ohio. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Innovation, Partnerships & Energy
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Pavement performance
  • Rigid pavements
  • Flexible pavements
  • Service life
  • Design
  • Testing Rigid pavement performance
  • Flexible pavement performance
  • Predicted pavement service life
  • Forensic testing
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/OH-2010/004C
• Resource Type:
  Booklet/Pamphlet
• Geographical Coverage:
  Ohio
• Edition:
  Executive summary report.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Ohio. Dept. of Transportation. Innovation, Research, and Implementation Section
• Abstract:
  Air-cooled blast furnace slag has been used as a coarse ; aggregate in portland cement-based pavement concretes ; since at least the early 1900’s. Many of these concretes ; have performed satisfactorily. In recent times a number ; of PCC slag aggregate pavements constructed in ; Michigan in the early 1990’s have shown extensive ; cracking and joint deterioration after only ten years or so ; of service. The nature of this pavement distress is ; described as being unique to the slag aggregate ; concretes. This situation prompted a number of field ; and laboratory studies, which are cited in the present ; report. Currently there is an on-going FHWA study of ; this distress issue. ; Four slag aggregate concrete pavements in District 12 ; (Cleveland) of the ODOT system currently show ; evidence of the same type of unique distress. Cores ; taken from these pavements were petrographically ; examined in Phase 3 of the present Forensic ; Investigation. The findings are of direct value to ODOT ; and provide additional input and insights for the FHWA ; study.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  State Job No. 134280
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/20562/dot_20562_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 75.68 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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