Alkali-Silica Reaction in Concrete Pavements at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport – A Case Study

The network of runways, taxiways and aprons at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (H-JAIA) mostly consist of aging concrete pavements. Some of the pavements are undergoing materials-related distress, in particular alkali-silica reaction (ASR). With over 37.5 million square feet of structural concrete pavements, durability and useful service life of concrete is critical for efficient operations at one of the busiest airports in the world. The evaluation of ASR has been part of a periodic network-level pavement assessment program at H-JAIA. One runway and parts of two parallel taxiways were reconstructed, and another runway is scheduled for reconstruction in 2006, primarily due to deterioration resulting from ASR. This case study presents the results from a recent investigation conducted at H-JAIA on one of the distressed runways. Results from this study present evidence of extensive ASR induced damage in concrete pavements at H-JAIA. In addition a discussion of potential factors that may have caused the ASR distress at H-JAIA is presented.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  1801 Alexander Bell Drive
  Reston, VA  United States  20191-4400
• Authors:
  • Rangaraju, Prasada Rao
  • Tadimalla, R
  • Kuchikulla, S
  • Watkins, Quintin
• Conference:
  • Airfield and Highway Pavements. The 2006 Airfield and Highway Pavement Specialty Conference
  • Location: Atlanta GA, United States
  • Date: 2006-4-30 to 2006-5-3
• Publication Date: 2006

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: pp 636-645
• Monograph Title: Airfield and Highway Pavements: Meeting Today’s Challenges with Emerging Technologies

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alkali; Alkali aggregate reactions; Alkali silica reactions; Case studies; Concrete pavements; Lithium; Nondestructive tests; Pavement distress
• Uncontrolled Terms: Lithium nitrate; Petrographic analysis
• Geographic Terms: Norfolk (Nebraska)
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Design; Highways; Pavements; Terminals and Facilities; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01037816
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0784408386
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 1 2006 8:10AM