ABSORPTION OF CONCRETE IN WATER AS AFFECTED BY AGGREGATES - ITS ULTIMATE EFFECT IN EXPANSION OF ROAD SLABS

PUBLISHED INFORMATION ON THE ASBORPTION OF CONCRETE IN WATER AS AFFECTED BY AGGREGATES IS REVIEWED. IT IS THOUGHT THAT THE KIND OF COARSE AGGREGATE USED MAY BE A FACTOR IN THE BUCKLING OF PAVEMENTS. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE SUGGESTED FOR RESEARCH: (1) EFFECT OF POROSITY OF COARSE AGGREGATE ON STRENGTH OF CONCRETE WHEN DRY AND WHEN SATURATED (2) EFFECT OF ABSOPRTION OF COARSE AGGREGATES ON BOND BETWEEN COARSE AGGREGATE AND MORTAR, (3) AMOUNT OF EXPANSION DUE TO ABSORPTION AND TEMPERATURE CHAMGES OF CONCRETE WHEN DIFFERENT COARSE AGGREGATES ARE USED KEEPING MORTAR CONTENT CONSTANT, (4) EFFECT OF DIFFERENCE IN MODULUD OF ELASTICITY OF COARSE AGGREGATE AND MORTAR, AND (5) EXPANSION OF DIFFERENT ROCKS DUE TO ABSORPTION.

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  https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbproceedings/4/4-016.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 4, pp 129-130. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Lang, F C
• Publication Date: 1925

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board Held at Washington, D.C., December 4-5, 1924
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Proceedings
  • Volume: 4
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Absorption; Bonds; Coarse aggregates; Concrete; Expansion; Modulus of elasticity; Mortar; Porosity; Reviews; Rocks
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00217816
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Nov 9 1970 12:00AM