Manufacturing Technology of Porous Cement Concrete for Highway Construction

Porous cement concrete’s excellent skid resistance, sound transmission ability and water permeability make it a good choice of material for highway construction. However, there are many differences in the manufacturing technology used for porous concrete and ordinary concrete. The main differences are constituent materials, workability test, mix proportioning, and indoor molding craft. Based on an analysis of the structural pattern of porous concrete applied in highway pavement, target porosity is viewed as the most important structural index, and all manufacturing phases must focus on this factor. In this paper the constituent materials and reinforcement measures, the methods for testing, evaluating and adjusting porous concrete workability, and indoor molding craft are introduced. A mix proportioning design with the aim of target porosity is suggested for the first time and the rational range of values for mix parameters are given for further research. Performances of several highway porous concrete pavements are also listed.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

  1801 Alexander Bell Drive
  Reston, VA  United States  20191-4400
• Authors:
  • Chen, Yu
  • Zhang, Qisen
• Conference:
  • GeoHunan International Conference: Challenges and Recent Advances in Pavement Technologies and Transportation Geotechnics
  • Location: Changsha Hunan, China
  • Date: 2009-8-3 to 2009-8-6
• Publication Date: 2009

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 22-33
• Monograph Title: Road Pavement Material Characterization and Rehabilitation: Selected Papers From the 2009 GeoHunan International Conference

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cement; Paving; Porous pavements; Road construction
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; Materials; I32: Concrete; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01139934
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780784410431
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 18 2009 7:08AM