OUTDOOR CONCRETE EXPOSURE TEST PLOT AT SKOKIE

CONSTRUCTION OF THE SKOKIE (ILLINOIS) OUTDOOR EXPOSURE TEST PLOT IS DESCRIBED. CONCRETE SLABS-ON-GRADE, SLABS ELEVATED ABOVE THE GROUND, AND CONCRETE BOXES WERE CAST IN ORDER TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF WEATHERING UPON DIFFERENT CONCRETES. VARIABLES CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED INCLUDE: CURING, CEMENTS, POZZOLANS, AGGREGATES, CHEMICAL ADMIXTURES, DEICERS, AND CONCRETE SURFACE TREATMENT. FUTURE REPORTS WILL EVALUATE TEST RESULTS. /PCA/

• Authors:
  • Tatman, P J
  • Landgren, R
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Portland Cement Assoc R & D Lab Bull
  • Issue Number: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Boxes; Chemical compounds; Concrete aggregates; Concrete curing; Concrete tests; Crash exposure; Deicers (Equipment); Pozzolan; Slabs; Surface treating; Weathering
• Uncontrolled Terms: Deicers; Exposure
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00213637
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Portland Cement Association
• Report/Paper Numbers: No 202
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 1 1970 12:00AM