Field Control of Concrete Paving Mixtures [techbrief]

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• Creators:
  Van Dam, Thomas J.
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Contributors:
  Yu, Tom
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Preconstruction, Construction, and Pavements ; Applied Pavement Technology, Inc.
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Concrete Materials Concrete Pavements Construction Field Adjustments Field Studies Handling Paving Plant Operations Quality Quality Control Test Methods Test Procedures Transportation

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• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-HIF-18-013
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  The variability of a concrete paving mixture can have a significant impact on the performance of the concrete pavement and impact its overall service life. Mixture variability can lead to inconsistent workability, poor consolidation, built-in roughness, and areas of weaker, less durable concrete, all of which can negatively affect pavement performance (Fick et al. 2012). Well-defined and implemented field control of concrete paving mixtures is extremely important to produce, deliver, and place a consistent concrete pavement mixture that meets design criteria and increases the chance of achieving durability goals. This Tech Brief summarizes guidance on the concrete-making process from batching through placement on grade.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTFH61-14-D-00006
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a64bab39417c2c9ba5a51f24cd4661d0789cc0f6b8428164a8b553b3e5c69e437114b4213304dd29c5160417028b827264d3c790ce370d05173b06258bdc42af
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/43680/dot_43680_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.35 MB ]