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Comparison of spacing factors as measured by the air-void analyzer and ASTM C457 [Final Report]
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2015-12-01
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Abstract:The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) began using the Air-Void Analyzer (AVA) in
2001 and first incorporated an AVA spacing factor requirement into paving specifications beginning in late
2002. In 2005, a statewide investigation to evaluate the AVA and specifications began with the collection of
4-inch diameter hardened concrete samples taken at or near locations where the spacing factor was
determined with the AVA. The hardened concrete samples were tested to determine the spacing factor in
accordance with ASTM C457 (2012), a well-established test method used to determine spacing factors in
hardened concrete. A total of 270 data pairs were collected to evaluate KDOT’s current use of the AVA and
ASTM C457 tests and to determine if a correlation (either direct or pass-fail criteria) exists between spacing
factors obtained with the two methods. Results of the study indicate that average spacing factors obtained
with the AVA were 1.67 higher than average spacing factors determined using ASTM C457. A strong direct
correlation was not identified between the two test methods, although pass-fail criterion that limits KDOT’s
risk of accepting concrete with an inadequate air-void system was identified.
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