SLUMP LOSS, AIR LOSS, AND FIELD PERFORMANCE OF CONCRETE

Field and laboratory experience demonstrates that when concrete loses slump, there is generally a loss of entrained air content. Results obtained from tests made in conjunction with a large concrete roadway and parking lot paving project may give the answer to the often asked question, Is slump loss due to the loss of air, or is air loss due to the loss of slump? The purpose of these tests was to study the accuracy of current recommendations for durable concrete pavement, the history of air-entrained pavement-type concrete as it matures from the time it was freshly mixed to after it has been in service for several years, and the degree of confidence that can be expected when using Standard ASTM Test Methods to obtain certain selected concrete qualities. Tests were made on randomly selected truckloads of freshly mixed concrete at three different times: 1) at the central mix plant, "as mixed," 2) at the job site, "as received," and 3) at the job site, "as retempered."

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Concrete Institute

  P.O. Box 19150, Redford Station, 22400 Seven Mile Road
  Detroit, MI  United States  48219
• Authors:
  • Burg, GRU
• Publication Date: 1983-7

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 332-339
• Serial:
  • American Concrete Institute, Journal of
  • Volume: 80
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: American Concrete Institute
  • ISSN: 0889-325X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air entrained concrete; Air entrainment; Compressive strength; Concrete; Concrete construction; Concrete hardening; Concrete mixers; Concrete mixing; Concrete pavements; Concrete tests; Highway engineering; Losses; Performance; Slump test; Test procedures
• Uncontrolled Terms: Field performance; Hardened concrete; Slumps
• Old TRIS Terms: Concrete mixers and mixing
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; I32: Concrete;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00385835
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 28 1984 12:00AM