Geo-Congress 2020
Effect of Concrete Grinding Residue on Roadside Soil Properties
Publication: Geo-Congress 2020: Geo-Systems, Sustainability, Geoenvironmental Engineering, and Unsaturated Soil Mechanics (GSP 319)
ABSTRACT
During diamond grinding operations for smoothing concrete pavement surfaces, water is used to cool the diamond blades. This water, combined with cutting residue, generates a high pH and high alkaline slurry byproduct referred to as concrete grinding residue (CGR). Although spreading CGR along roadsides is one of the most commonly used disposal methods, it is always of concern because of its potential effect on roadside soil properties. A field study was therefore conducted in 2016 on two roadside slopes beside Highway I-90 in Minnesota on which CGR slurries were offloaded in 2009 and 2013, respectively. The chemical properties of soils that received this CGR were measured and compared with those of adjacent soils that had not received CGR. The areas after receiving CGR slurry exhibited that pH reduced by 0.78 while electrical conductivity (EC) and calcium concentration increased by 0.48 ds m-1 and 97 mg kg-1, respectively. Because spreading of CGR did not cause any perceptible reduction in soil quality, CGR was not deemed to be of long-term concern with respect to roadside environments.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The authors gratefully acknowledge the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) for financial support (MnDOT Contract No. 99004 Work Order No. 20). The MnDOT Technical Liaison, Mr. David Hanson is greatly appreciated for his professional guidance on this study. The findings and opinions in this study are solely those of the authors.
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Geo-Congress 2020: Geo-Systems, Sustainability, Geoenvironmental Engineering, and Unsaturated Soil Mechanics (GSP 319)
Pages: 207 - 216
Editors: James P. Hambleton, Ph.D., Northwestern University, Roman Makhnenko, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Aaron S. Budge, Ph.D., Minnesota State University, Mankato
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8282-7
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© 2020 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 21, 2020
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Chemical properties
- Chemistry
- Concrete
- Concrete pavements
- Engineering materials (by type)
- Environmental engineering
- Geomechanics
- Geotechnical engineering
- Highway and road management
- Highway transportation
- Highways and roads
- Hydraulic engineering
- Hydraulic properties
- Infrastructure
- Materials engineering
- Pavements
- pH
- Soil mechanics
- Soil properties
- Soil water
- Surface properties
- Surface water
- Transportation engineering
- Water (by type)
- Water and water resources
- Water management
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