AGGREGATE ABSORPTION FACTOR AS AN INDICATOR OF THE FREEZE- THAW DURABILITY OF STRUCTURAL LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE

FREEZE-THAW RESEARCH RESULTS OBTAINED AT THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE WERE CORRELATED WITH ASTM STANDARD FREEZE-THAW RESULTS TO DEVELOP PRELIMINARY DURABILITY ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA FOR CONCRETE USING SYNTHETIC AGGREGATES BASED ON FREEZE-THAW TESTS. THE FOLLOWING CONCLUSIONS WERE SUGGESTED' /1/ THE AGGREGATE ABSORPTION FACTOR OF THE SYNTHETIC LIGHTWEIGHT COARSE AGGREGATES STUDIED IS A READILY OBTAINABLE PROPERTY WHICH CAN BE USED TO PREDICT THE COARSE AGGREGATES RESISTANCE TO FREEZING AND THAWING AND THE RESULTING CONCRETES DURABILITY AGAINST FREEZING AND THAWING, AND /2/ A RELATIONSHIP WAS ESTABLISHED BETWEEN THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION INSTITUTE AND ASTM STANDARD /C290/ CONCRETE FREEZE-THAW TESTS.

• Record URL:
  • https://library.ctr.utexas.edu/hostedpdfs/tti/81-3.pdf
• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/84514
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Res Report 81-3, PP 5-15, 8 FIG, 7 TAB, 3 PHOT, 6 REF
• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011
• Authors:
  • Ledbetter, W B
  • Buth, E
• Publication Date: 1967-2

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Absorption; Artificial aggregates; Coarse aggregates; Concrete; Durability; Freeze thaw durability; Freeze thaw tests; Lightweight concrete
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00212425
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: NTL, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM