Influence of Types of Coarse Aggregates on the Coefficient of Thermal Expansion of Concrete
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 23, Issue 4
Abstract
The coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) was determined for a typical concrete-paving mixture made with six different types of coarse aggregates belonging to the basic class of glacial gravel, quartzite, granite, diabase, basalt, and dolomite. The CTE, compressive strength, and splitting tensile strength of fifteen different concrete mixtures were determined at the age of 28 days. Two parameters, CTE and splitting tensile strength, are the basic input in AASHTO’s new mechanistic-empirical pavement design method. The study revealed a noticeable variation in the values of the CTE of concrete with different types of aggregates. Concrete with quartzite aggregate had the highest value of the CTE followed by dolomite, glacial gravel, granite, and diabase or basalt. The estimated value of the splitting tensile strength of concrete, considering its compressive strength and using AASHTO’s Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide for Level 2 design of concrete pavements was discovered to be significantly lower (17–31%) than its actual experimentally determined value.
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Acknowledgments
The writers express their deep gratitude to the WisDOT and the Federal Highway Administration for providing funding for this study through the Wisconsin Highway Research Program.
The University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Center for By-Products Utilization was established in 1988 with a generous grant from the Dairyland Power Cooperative, La Crosse, Wisconsin; Madison Gas and Electric Company, Madison, Wisconsin; National Minerals Corporation, St. Paul, Minnesota; Northern States Power Company, Eau Claire, Wisconsin; We Energies, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Wisconsin Power and Light Company, Madison, Wisconsin; and Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, Green Bay, Wisconsin. Their financial support and additional grant and support from Manitowoc Public Utilities, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, are gratefully acknowledged.
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Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 23 • Issue 4 • April 2011
Pages: 467 - 472
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© 2011 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: May 1, 2009
Accepted: Oct 5, 2010
Published online: Oct 7, 2010
Published in print: Apr 1, 2011
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