HOW TO REDUCE RECYCLED CONCRETE CRACKING

More than a decade ago, the Michigan Department of Transportation reconstructed several interstate highway projects using recycled concrete aggregate. They had two reasons for using RCA. First, although virgin aggregate is often considered a superior product and is not substantially higher in cost than recycled concrete aggregate, virgin aggregate was not always readily available and sometimes needed to be hauled considerable distances. Second, if not recycled, the old pavement would end up in a land fill -- a wasteful prospect.

  • Availability:
  • Corporate Authors:

    N/A

    P.O. Box 558
    Park Ridge, IL  United States  60068
  • Publication Date: 1996-7

Language

  • English

Media Info

Subject/Index Terms

Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00724657
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Aug 13 1996 12:00AM