Liability of concrete performance-based specification for Georgia DOT projects.

Kurtis, Kimberly E; Kahn, Lawrence F.; Nadelman, Elizabeth

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Liability of concrete performance-based specification for Georgia DOT projects.

2013-12-01
By Kurtis, Kimberly E ; Kahn, Lawrence F. ; Nadelman, Elizabeth

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Kurtis, Kimberly E ; Kahn, Lawrence F. ; Nadelman, Elizabeth
Corporate Creators:

Georgia Institute of Technology
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Federal Highway Administration
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Publication/ Report Number:

FHWA-GA-14-1208
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

Georgia
Corporate Publisher:

Georgia. Department of Transportation. Office of Research
Abstract:

Performance-based specifications provide an alternative means of designing concrete to meet ; specific performance-related goals. Instead of specifying materials, means, and proportions, as ; current prescriptive specifications do, a performance-based specification instead indicates the ; functional requirements for concrete in the plastic and hardened states and allows the concrete ; producer to design a mixture that meets those requirements. Research conducted in this project ; has shown that by focusing on achieving specific performance objectives, it is possible to ; produce more durable concrete mixtures with longer service lives and lower costs than mixtures ; made under current prescriptive requirements. Based on the results of this research effort, ; recommendations are proposed for future introduction of performance-based options into the ; GDOT Section 500 – Concrete Structures Standard Specification. It is recommended that ; performance criteria for permeability and dimensional stability be included in future GDOT ; specifications as optional requirements to supplement the existing prescriptive requirements for ; concrete structures.
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0010499 (RP 12-08)
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/28651/dot_28651_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 1.82 MB]
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US Transportation Collection
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