Assessment of Tests to Determine Long-Term Durability of Wisconsin Aggregates
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 30, Issue 10
Abstract
Aggregates selected for Wisconsin transportation infrastructure must withstand harsh service conditions. In this paper, results of comprehensive statistical analyses on three sets of aggregate test data (two from Wisconsin and one nationally) are discussed. This included a database containing 2,052 sets of quality control aggregate tests from various construction projects in Wisconsin, an earlier Wisconsin aggregate research study (69 data sets), and a set of test results of aggregates from different parts of the United States and Canada (111 data sets). In addition, tests on 12 types of marginal or poor Wisconsin aggregates (as characterized by the state) were performed. The study objectives were to evaluate relevant statistical parameters for various aggregate test results and identify correlations among them. The possibility of predicting the outcomes of two tests [micro-Deval (MD) and unconfined freeze-thaw (UFT)] from other more common test results was studied. Multiparameter logistic regression analyses indicated that the micro-Deval test’s pass/fail outcomes could be predicted when results of other commonly performed tests were known. However, the outcome of the UFT test could not be forecast using results of other tests.
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Acknowledgments
This study was funded by the Wisconsin Highway Research Program (WHRP) and Wisconsin Department of Transportation under Project 0092-10-08. The views and opinions expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily the sponsors. The help and support of Mr. Dan Reid of WisDOT and the members of the project oversight committee, Mr. Robert Arndorfer, Mr. Jeff Horsfall, and Mr. Andrew Zimmer, are greatly appreciated. The help of University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee students and staff Ms. Alise Fitzsimmons, Mr. Morteza Janbaz, Mr. Issam Qamhia, Mr. Guillermo Puerta Fella, Mr. Rahim Reshadi, and Ms. Michelle Schoenecker is acknowledged.
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Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 30 • Issue 10 • October 2018
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Received: Jan 19, 2018
Accepted: Apr 16, 2018
Published online: Jul 20, 2018
Published in print: Oct 1, 2018
Discussion open until: Dec 20, 2018
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