Roller Compacted Concrete for Rapid Pavement Construction

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. Test results indicate that the performance of RCC can be improved with the increase in packing density of aggregate skeleton. Higher packing density can enable the reduction of cement content through improved compacted structure of the solid particles. RCC mixtures made with 40% sand, 20% intermediate aggregate, and 40% coarse aggregate led to the highest packing density and best workability and mechanical properties. The binder content, workability level, and compaction technique were shown to affect considerably affect the mechanical properties, whereas the AEA dosage and mixer type had limited effect. The lowest 28-d compressive strength of 5220 psi (36 MPa) is greater than the 3500 - psi (24.1 - MPa) minimum strength for RCC pavement construction. The highest 28-d compressive strength was 8410 psi (58 MPa). The spacing factor of RCC mixtures was consistently below the targeted value of 0.009 in. (230 μm) with an air content lower than 7%. The RCC mixtures exhibited a durability factor greater than 70% after 123 freeze-thaw cycles and failed soon after, reflecting marginal frost durability. The incorporation of AEA significantly improved the salt-scaling resistance. The average mass loss of air-entrained RCC mixtures was lower than 11.8 oz/yd2 (400 g/m2) after 50 freeze-thaw cycles, which is considerably lower than the limit of 29.5 oz/yd2 (1000 g/m2).

• Record URL:
  • https://www.modot.org/sites/default/files/documents/cmr19-003.pdf
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• Summary URL:
  • https://www.modot.org/sites/default/files/documents/cmr19-003_sum.pdf
• Corporate Authors:

  Center for Transportation Infrastructure and Safety / NUTC program

  Missouri University of Science and Technology
  220 Engineering Research Lab
  Rolla, MO  United States  65409

  Missouri Department of Transportation

  Construction and Materials Division
  Jefferson City, MO  United States  65102

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Khayat, Kamal H
  • 0000-0003-1431-0715
  • Libre, Nicolas Ali
  • 0000-0002-0528-2639
  • Wu, Zemei
  • 0000-0003-4921-6542
• Publication Date: 2019-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 103p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Admixtures; Concrete pavements; High performance concrete; Laboratory tests; Mix design; Pavement maintenance; Paving; Paving materials; Roller compacted concrete
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; Materials; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01699553
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: cmr 19-003
• Contract Numbers: MoDOT project # TR201518
• Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Mar 22 2019 4:16PM