Performance Structural Concrete Optimized for Cost, Durability, and Manufacturability (2.13)

The primary goal is to develop concrete mix designs that meet modern high-performance durability requirements while being practical to manufacture with New England-sourced materials and suppliers. These new Performance Concrete or High Performance Concrete (HPC) mix designs use graded aggregates, silica fumes, slags, fly ash, fibers, and other admixtures to increase strength and durability. This study spans three years and combines laboratory and production facility tests. The university investigators will work in close cooperation with partners in the concrete industry and state transportation agencies. The overall deliverable is a prescription for a concrete mix that suppliers can use with New England sourced materials for performance concrete. The objectives are as follows: (1) Develop cost optimized mixes in the laboratory using New England sourced materials, (2) Interact with concrete suppliers, (3) Participate in pilot tests at concrete supplier(s), (4) Evaluate performance on large scaled structural elements, and (5) Reporting and technology transfer. A key feature is the complexity of the mixes and the sensitivity to variations in proportions and composition. This project will use machine learning methods to sort through the complexity to predict the performance of new mix compositions, along with conventional statistical analysis and curve-fitting techniques.

• Record URL:
  https://tidc.umaine.edu/tidc_project/2-13-uvm/

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $503744
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3551847101

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center

  University of Maine
  Orono, ME  United States  04469

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  University of Vermont, Burlington

  College of Engineering and Mathematics
  33 Colchester Avenue, 109 Votey Building
  Burlington, VT  United States  05405-0156

  Vermont Agency of Transportation

  219 North Main Street
  Barre, VT  United States  05641
• Managing Organizations:

  Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center

  University of Maine
  Orono, ME  United States  04469

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  University of Vermont, Burlington

  College of Engineering and Mathematics
  33 Colchester Avenue, 109 Votey Building
  Burlington, VT  United States  05405-0156
• Project Managers:

  Dunn, Denise

• Performing Organizations:

  Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center

  University of Maine
  Orono, ME  United States  04469

  University of Vermont, Burlington

  College of Engineering and Mathematics
  33 Colchester Avenue, 109 Votey Building
  Burlington, VT  United States  05405-0156
• Principal Investigators:

  Huston, Dryver

  Tan, Ting

• Start Date: 20200901
• Expected Completion Date: 20250815
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Concrete aggregates; Durability; High performance concrete; Mix design
• Geographic Terms: New England
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Materials; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01851420
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Infrastructure Durability Center
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551847101
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Jul 14 2022 11:52AM