Investigation of Physical and Dynamic Properties of High Porous Concrete

Highly porous concrete is a new promising technology, which can be applied to avoid flooding on pavements, parking lots, and highways. The concrete mixture design allows this material to be highly porous (up to 30% in air voids) and permeable that allows water penetrate through the pavement during heavy rain periods. This would help to increase safety and reduce the number of accidents during harsh weather conditions. Hence, this study will investigate and design samples with different grain sizes and chemical composition to optimize the mechanical, physical, and dynamic properties of the material to use in Louisiana's climate conditions. In addition, this research study is designed to engage Baton Rouge Community College students to develop research skills and use basic engineering principles to solve real-world problems associated with improving the durability and safety of local transportation infrastructure.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $40100
• Contract Numbers:

  18CLSU14

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Hassan, Marwa

• Performing Organizations:

  Baton Rouge Community College

  201 Community College Drive
  Baton Rouge, 70806  United States 
• Principal Investigators:

  Akhmadullin, Ildar

• Start Date: 20180315
• Expected Completion Date: 20190915
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Education and training; Mix design; Pavement design; Porous materials; Porous pavements
• Geographic Terms: Louisiana
• Subject Areas: Construction; Education and Training; Highways; Materials; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01664059
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Consortium of South-Central States
• Contract Numbers: 18CLSU14
• Files: UTC, RiP
• Created Date: Mar 8 2018 7:06PM