Reducing Embodied Carbon with Mineral-Blended Polymeric Microspheres

This project will evaluate the performance of a mineral-blended polymeric microsphere powder used to construct concrete pavement test sections at MnRoad. The microsphere concrete mixtures will be compared with a reference mixture that contains conventional air entrainment and existing mixtures evaluated at MnRoad. Performance will be monitored over a 3-year period. The three-fold objectives for evaluating the microsphere mixtures are as follows: (1) determine the reductions in cement content that can be achieved with typical pavement concrete mixtures in which air-entraining agents are replaced with the microsphere-powder blend; (2) develop test data on strength and freeze-thaw durability for selected concrete mixtures to support application of the microsphere concrete mixtures in pavement construction; and (3) quantify the sustainability benefits of use of microsphere concrete in lieu of conventional air-entrained concrete mixtures.

Language

  • English

Project

  • Status: Active
  • Funding: $137486
  • Contract Numbers:

    1036334 Work Order No. 14

  • Sponsor Organizations:

    National Road Research Alliance

    St. Paul, MN  United States  55155
  • Managing Organizations:

    Minnesota Department of Transportation

    395 John Ireland Boulevard
    St Paul, MN  United States  55155
  • Project Managers:

    Munir, Hafiz

  • Performing Organizations:

    Iowa State University, Ames

    Center for Transportation Research and Education
    2711 South Loop Drive, Suite 4700
    Ames, IA  United States  50010-8664
  • Principal Investigators:

    Taylor, Peter

  • Start Date: 20231227
  • Expected Completion Date: 20270131
  • Actual Completion Date: 0

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 01905385
  • Record Type: Research project
  • Source Agency: Minnesota Department of Transportation
  • Contract Numbers: 1036334 Work Order No. 14
  • Files: RIP, STATEDOT
  • Created Date: Jan 23 2024 2:20PM