ABRASION RESISTANCE OF HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETE PAVEMENTS

Experimental work on the abrasion resistance of highway concrete pavements subjected to heavy traffic from studded tires has been carried out. Increasing the concrete strength from 50 to 100 MPa (7,100 to 14,300 psi) reduced the abrasion of the concrete by roughly 50%. At 150 MPa (21,400 psi) the abrasion of the concrete was comparable to that of high quality massive granite. Compared to an Ab 16t asphalt highway pavement, this represents an increase in the service life of the pavement by a factor of approximately ten.

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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:
  • Gjorv, O E
  • Baerland, T
  • Ronning, H R
• Publication Date: 1990-1

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 45-48
• Serial:
  • Concrete International
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: American Concrete Institute (ACI)
  • ISSN: 0162-4075

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Abrasion resistance; Concrete pavements; Durability; High strength concrete; Pavement performance; Studded tires
• Old TRIS Terms: Pavement serviceability
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; Pavements; I32: Concrete;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00492177
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1990 12:00AM