Alternative Constituent Materials for Use in Low-Carbon Cement Concrete – Part II
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) needs performance-based guidance to implement low-carbon concrete while maintaining durability, safety, and service life under Massachusetts exposure conditions, including deicing salts and freeze–thaw cycling. OBJECTIVES: The objective of this project is to evaluate emerging binders, admixtures, and alternative constituent materials as lower-carbon alternatives to traditional cementitious systems for MassDOT highway concrete, while maintaining or improving constructability, strength, durability, and service life. Key objectives include: Review current practices, knowledge gaps, and implementation barriers for EBAs in highway concrete; Characterize hydration, microstructure, and phase development in EBA-based cement systems; Develop MassDOT-relevant concrete mixture designs incorporating EBAs and alternative materials; Evaluate fresh, mechanical, and durability performance of the selected mixtures. Validate promising mixtures through field-relevant mock-ups and support implementation guidance.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $333,722.00
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Contract Numbers:
132749
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Sponsor Organizations:
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Managing Organizations:
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
10 Park Plaza
Boston, MA United States 02116 -
Performing Organizations:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
100 Institute Road
Worcester, MA United States 01609-2280 -
Principal Investigators:
Tao, Mingjiang
El-Korchi, Tahar
- Start Date: 20260515
- Expected Completion Date: 20290418
- Actual Completion Date: 0
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Admixtures; Binders; Cement; Concrete; Decarbonization; Durability; Service life
- Identifier Terms: Massachusetts Department of Transportation
- Geographic Terms: Massachusetts
- Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Materials; Pavements;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01992933
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Massachusetts Department of Transportation
- Contract Numbers: 132749
- Files: RIP, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Jun 18 2026 9:55AM