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| Project Information | ||
| Project ID: | FHWA-PROJ-12-0001 | |
| Project Name: | Development of Concrete Paving Mixture Design for Long-Term Performance | |
| Project Status: | Proposed | |
| Start Date: | January 1, 2012 | |
| End Date: | September 30, 2013 | |
| Contact Information | ||
| Last Name: | Meininger | |
| First Name: | Richard C (Rick) | |
| Telephone: | 202-493-3191 | |
| E-mail: | richard.meininger@dot.gov | |
| Office: | Office of Infrastructure Research and Development | |
| Team: | Pavement Materials Team [HRDI-10] | |
| Program: | Innovative Pavement Research and Deployment | |
| Laboratory: | Chemistry Laboratory | |
| Project detail | ||
| Roadmap/Focus area(s): | Infrastructure Research and Technology Strategic Plan and Roadmap | |
| Project Description: | Concrete specimens with simulated joints will be cast and exposed to deicing salts, heating and cooling, wetting and drying, and freezing and thawing to determine the parameters and properties of concrete that resists deterioration, and to evaluate the path(s) of the deterioration to learn the critical factors leading to durability. | |
| Goals: | The key project objectives are to understand the concrete deterioration mechanism near existing concrete pavement joints and cracks, and to develop test(s) to use that mechanism to develop performance indicators and specifications. | |
| Product Type: | Draft standard, specifications, or guidelines Research report | |
| Test Methodology: | Concrete specimens with simulated joints will be cast and exposed to deicing salts, heating and cooling, wetting and drying, and freezing and thawing. | |
| Expected Benefits: | The expected benefit is longer concrete pavement performance because deterioration often starts at joints and cracks. | |
| Deliverables: | Name: Research report. Product Type(s): Research report, Draft standard, specifications, or guidelines Description: The deliverable is a report providing the detailed methods and findings. | |
| FHWA Topics: | Research/Technologies--FHWA Research and Technology | |
| TRT Terms: | Concrete Durability Tests Infrastructure Research Pavements Materials Deterioration |
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| FHWA Disciplines: | Pavement and Materials Design Construction and Project Management |
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| Subject Areas: | Highways Materials Pavements |
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