Methods to Increase Durability of Reactive (“D” Cracking) Coarse Aggregate in Portland Cement Concrete

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• Creators:
  Less, Ronald D
• Corporate Creators:
  Ames Laboratory ; Iowa State Highway Commission
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Coarse aggregates
  • Concrete mixing
  • D cracking
  • Freeze thaw durability
  • Portland cement concrete
• Publication/ Report Number:
  R-259
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Iowa ; United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  Iowa State Highway Commission
• Abstract:
  The coarse aggregates used for Portland Cement concrete in southwest Iowa have exhibited a poor serviceability. This early failure is attributed to a characteristic commonly referred as "D" cracking. "D" line cracking is a discolored area of concrete caused by many fine, parallel hairline cracks. "D" line cracking is primarily caused by the movement of water in and through coarse aggregate with a unique pore structure. The presence of the water in the aggregates at the time of freezing causes the "D" cracking to occur and early failure. By making the pore structure less permeable to moisture, it is thought the durability factor of the concrete should increase. By drying the aggregate before mixing and then mixing with the cement, the particles of cement should enter the outer pore structure, and upon hydration make the pore structure less permeable to moisture. The purpose of this project is to determine a feasible way of coating coarse aggregate prior to and during the mixing operation in order to increase the durability of the freeze and thaw beams.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66792/dot_66792_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 395.27 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f36f0696354ecc2a116eafdda48a2a7f2443ce4e1f2fcc9f1ea0e8484d880204