DEVELOP MORE SIGNIFICANT AND RAPID TEST PROCEDURES FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE PHYSICAL TESTS OF PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE AND RELATED MATERIALS

THE AIM IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TEST EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES FOR CONTROLLING THE COMPOSITION AND QUALITY OF CONCRETE. TESTS OF CEMENT AND WATER CONTENT, AIR VOID SYSTEM, AND DEGREE OF CONSOLIDATION OF CONCRETE WHILE STILL PLASTIC ARE ENVISIONED. TWO STUDIES ARE SUGGESTED: (1) EVALUATION OF THE DIRECT TRANSMISSION DENSITY PROBE; (2) EVALUATION OF A RECENTLY DEVELOPED TEST FOR THE AIR-ENTRAINMENT OF CONCRETE (VOID SPACE FACTOR METHOD).

• Supplemental Notes:
  • TASK CODE 4-F-3
• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

  Office of Research and Development, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • HAY, R E
• Publication Date: 1972-3-20

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 125-7
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Cemento /Italy/
  • Volume: 4
  • Publisher: Cemento /Italy

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Concrete tests; Consistency; Materials tests; Quality control; Testing equipment
• Old TRIS Terms: Quality control testing
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00214162
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 7 1972 12:00AM