Effect of portland cement (current ASTM C150/AASHTO M85) with limestone and process addition (ASTM C465/AASHTO M327) on the performance of concrete for pavement and bridge decks.

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• Creators:
  Issa, Mohsen A.
• Corporate Creators:
  Illinois Center for Transportation
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration ; Illinois. Dept. of Transportation. Bureau of Materials and Physical Research
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Bridge Decks Compressive Strength Concrete Pavements Flexural Strength Fly Ash Limestone Mix Design Portland Cement Concrete Slag
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-ICT-14-005 ; ICT-14-005 ; UILU-ENG-2014-2005
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Illinois
• Corporate Publisher:
  Illinois Center for Transportation
• Abstract:
  The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is making several changes to concrete mix designs, using revisions to
  
  cement specification ASTM C150/AASHTO M85 and ASTM C465/AASHTO M327. These proposed revisions will enable the
  
  use of more sustainable materials for concrete pavements, overlays, and bridge decks. Accordingly, a study was conducted
  
  by the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) to test the performance of concrete mixes batched with cement comprising
  
  less (conventional) and more (modified) than 5% by weight of limestone and inorganic processing additions (IPA) specified
  
  in ASTM C465/AASHTO M327, and/or insoluble residue (IR) with quantity above the specified limit by ASTM C150.
  
  Twenty-four concrete mixes with different cementitious combinations and aggregates were developed for this study. Each
  
  cement source was batched in a concrete mixture by replacing 30% of the total cement content with supplementary
  
  cementitious materials (SCMs), fly ash, or slag. Also, each cementitious combination was batched with fine aggregates
  
  (either natural or combined sand) and coarse aggregate (crushed limestone).
  
  The study included measuring fresh properties such as the slump, air content, unit weight, and setting time. The hardened
  
  properties included measuring the strength and durability for each concrete mix combination. The strength results were
  
  measured in terms of compressive and flexural strength, and the durability results were measured in terms of rapid
  
  chloride penetration resistance (coulombs), water permeability (DIN 1048), chloride ion penetration, and freeze/thaw tests
  
  of the concrete mixes.
  
  The study found similar performance in terms of strength and durability of concrete between the conventional and
  
  modified cements and demonstrated their performance with SCMs replacements and fine aggregate types.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  R27-112
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:0242cbf2a2f52daebcbb5470852d77748ccb07551dcdec0ff3a2658f52a36221
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/28168/dot_28168_DS1.pdf
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