Test using expansive cement in cement stabilized base to eliminate or prevent cracking : experimental projects.

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• Creators:
  Rodriquez, Robert
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas. State Dept. of Highways and Public Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Cement industry
  • Dust
  • Laboratory tests
  • Road construction
  • Soil stabilization
  • Specifications
  • Subbase (Pavements)
• Publication/ Report Number:
  609-1
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Texas
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas. State Dept. of Highways and Public Transportation
• Abstract:
  The purpose of this study was to determine the feasibility of using an ; expansive cement, TXI 4C Chem Comp, in lieu of the regular Type I Portland ; Cement in a cement stabilized gravel screenings base so as to eliminate ; or reduce cracks associated with this type of base construction. The test ; was carried out by field experimentation and observation. ; The results of this test indicate that the use of expansive cement to ; stabilize gravel screening base material produced no appreciable reduction ; in the number or size of cracking in the base when the subgrade has a high ; clay content and that low temperatures could have a nullifying effect on the ; expansive cement. However, it was found that the frequency of cracking was ; reduced approximately 50% when gravel screening base material, stabilized with ; regular Type I Portland Cement, was placed over lime treated subgrade.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/31475/dot_31475_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.71 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:d945bbfe8f259386fda3d6a610a857f9b291eb459ef7ddec54e493e97f2e6839