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Optimizing Aggregate Gradation to Reduce Concrete’s Permeability

Project Details
STATE

LA

SOURCE

RIP

START DATE

01/17/22

END DATE

06/30/24

RESEARCHERS

Samuel Cooper, Jose Milla

SPONSORS

Federal Highway Administration

KEYWORDS

Admixtures, Aggregate gradation, Concrete, Mix design, Permeability, Workability

LINKS

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Project description

The objective of this study is two-fold. The first objective is to measure the influence of aggregate gradation on concrete’s permeability. The second is to optimize concrete mixture designs that meet strength, permeability, and workability criteria for construction.
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