ROLLER-COMPACTED CONCRETE FOR HEAVY-DUTY PAVEMENTS: PAST PERFORMANCE, RECENT PROJECTS, AND RECOMMENDED CONSTRUCTION METHODS

Roller-compacted concrete (RCC) for pavements combines the technologies of cement-treated aggregate base (soil-cement) and portland cement concrete to produce a rigid slab of moderately high strength capable of carrying heavy wheel loads. Aggregate should be well-graded gravel or crushed rock, 100 percent passing the 7/8-in. (22-mm) sieve. Fine aggregate up to 14 percent passing the No. 200 (75-micro-m) sieve is acceptable. RCC for heavy-duty pavement has been used in British Columbia since 1976. The first installation was a 4-acre (1.6-hectare) log-sorting yard on Vancouver Island. Since that time 10 other RCC heavy-duty pavements have been built. In 1983 a coal storage area using RCC was the first project in a severe winter climate. In 1985 RCC was used for container storage areas in Houston, Texas, and Tacoma, Washington. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built heavy-duty RCC pavements to carry military vehicles at Fort Hood, Texas, and Fort Lewis, Washington. An aircraft parking area was built at Portland, Oregon--the first use at an airport. Some of the most significant projects that have been built since 1976 are reviewed and the construction process is described.

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• Authors:
  • Piggott, Robert W
• Publication Date: 1986

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 7-12
• Monograph Title: Roller-compacted concrete pavements and concrete construction
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1062
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aggregate gradation; Concrete pavements; Construction management; Durability; Pavement performance; Paving; Portland cement concrete; Roller compacted concrete pavements
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; Materials; I32: Concrete; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00474222
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309040566
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Oct 31 1987 12:00AM