SPR-4418: Development of In-situ Sensing Method for Monitoring of Water-cement (W/C) Values and the Effectiveness of Curing of Concrete

Water-to-cement (w/c) ratio affects many concrete properties, including strength, porosity, durability, and constructability. However, w/c ratio of any given mixture can be altered during the manufacturing, transportation, and placement of concrete. This proposal aims to develop a sensing method that will enable accurate, in-situ determination of w/c ratio of freshly placed concrete and monitoring of concrete curing conditions. The successful completion of this program will result in significant cost savings to Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) and taxpayers.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $190681
• Contract Numbers:

  SPR-4418

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Purdue University/Indiana Department of Transportation JHRP

  Purdue University
  1284 Civil Engineering Building, Room 4154
  West Lafayette, IN  United States  47907-1284
• Principal Investigators:

  Lu, Na

  Olek, Jan

• Start Date: 20200115
• Expected Completion Date: 20220714
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete curing; Monitoring; Water cement ratio
• Geographic Terms: Indiana
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01722015
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Indiana Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: SPR-4418
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Nov 7 2019 4:35PM