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Roller-Compacted Concrete for Rapid Pavement Construction

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STATE

MO

SOURCE

TRID

START DATE

12/01/14

END DATE

02/10/19

RESEARCHERS

Kamal H. Khayat, Nicolas Ali Libre, Zemei Wu

SPONSORS

Missouri DOT

KEYWORDS

Admixtures, Concrete pavements, High performance concrete (HPC), Laboratory tests, Mix design, Pavement maintenance, Paving, Paving materials, Roller compacted concrete

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The main objective of this research was to develop high-performance Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) with enhanced solid skeleton to secure greater workability, mechanical properties, and frost durability. The study involved the development of a stepwise mixture design methodology to select aggregate proportioning and particle-size distribution of combined aggregates that can secure high packing density and lead to enhanced performance. RCC mixtures with high packing density of aggregate combination and suitable fresh and hardened properties were used to introduce air-entraining agent (AEA) at different dosages. The effect of binder content, AEA dosage, workability level, adjusted by varying the water-to-solid ratio, mixer type, and compaction energy on RCC performance was evaluated.
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