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      <title>State of Practice of Pozzolanic Concrete in Infrastructure Projects



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      <description><![CDATA[With the understanding of the advancements in the use of pozzolanic concrete to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works has requested reports on the use of low-carbon materials, including pozzolanic concrete, in federally funded projects. The request noted that the report should include steps taken to assess the durability, strength, cost, and environmental impacts of pozzolanic concrete compared with existing concrete products. The U.S. Department of Transportation Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (US DOT OST-R), in coordination with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), will submit to the Committee a report on the use of pozzolanic concrete in federally funded infrastructure projects. The US DOT OST-R requested the TRB Cooperative Research Programs (CRP) to facilitate the conduct of this work and the preparation of the requested report. Research is needed to document the use of pozzolanic materials in concrete used in infrastructure projects and prepare the requested report.

The objective of this project is to document the use of pozzolanic materials in concrete used in infrastructure projects and prepare reports on the state of practice of pozzolanic concrete in infrastructure projects and in federally funded infrastructure projects. The latter report shall be prepared in a format appropriate for submission to the U.S. Congress. The research shall consider the use of fly ash, silica fume, and other pozzolans, both singularly and in combination. The documentation shall include the criteria and methods used to assess suitability of these materials for use in concrete structures, e.g., concrete properties such as durability and strength, estimated service life, economic considerations, and environmental impacts. For this project, pozzolanic concrete is defined as concrete containing pozzolanic materials. The research shall consider FHWA funded projects, projects located on federal lands, and projects using the formula and discretionary grants funds.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 16:08:41 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Synthesis of Information Related to Highway Practices. Topic 55-05. Use and Availability of Supplementary Cementitious Materials for Concrete</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[It is common practice to use supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) in the production of concrete.  The use of SCMs as a partial replacement for cement results in more durable, higher performing concrete, lower energy consumption, and reduced green gas emissions.  The most common SCMs are industrial byproducts such as fly ash, ground granulated blast-furnace slag (slag cement), and silica fume. There are also some natural pozzolans being used in the concrete industry such as calcined shale, calcined clay, and metakaolin. There are many beneficial effects of using SCMs for both fresh and hardened concretes, including enhanced workability, reduction in bleeding, reduction in the heat of hydration, strength gain with time, and reduced permeability and improved resistance to chemical distress.  The level of improvement achieved differs among the SCMs. Although fly ash is the most commonly used SCM, others are also being used due to a shortage of fly ash.  

The objective of this synthesis is to document state department of transportation (DOT) practices for using SCMs in concrete. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2023 21:12:39 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Surface Resistivity for Concrete Quality Assurance</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The goal of this study was to determine the effectiveness of SRT for concrete quality
assurance and to evaluate the relationship between SRT and the three chloride ion ingress methods currently used by various State DOTs. Additionally, the influence of binder type and content, concrete age, and water-to cementitious materials ratio on the experimental results were also examined.
In this study, Type V Portland and three SCMs; namely fly ash, slag, and silica fume were used. Fine and coarse, aggregates were supplied by a local quarry. To evaluate the transport properties of the studied concretes, RMT, RCPT, and ACT were employed. The evaluations of experimental results were based on binder content, binder type, w/cm, and concrete age. 
The findings of the experimental program revealed improvements in the results of SRT, RCPT, RMT and ACT due to increases in the binder type and content, as well as concrete age. On the other hand, increases in water-to-cementitious materials ratio displayed a reversal trend. Incorporation of the secondary cementitious materials (SCMs), as a partial substitution of Portland cement, improved the results for the four testing methods and the outcomes improved with the increases in the partial replacement of Portland cement with SCMs. Amongst the three utilized SCMs, silica fume produced superior performance in all four testing programs when compared to slag and fly ash. The studied slag concretes produced better results as compared to those of the fly ash mixtures. The statistical evaluations of the test results showed strong inverse relationships between SRT and the three chloride ion penetration methods, substantiating the use of surface resistivity test for concrete quality assurance and paving the way for its adoption by the Nevada Department of Transportation and other public and private agencies.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2019 19:37:34 GMT</pubDate>
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