Recommendations for Future Specifications to Ensure Durable Next Generation Concrete

Project Details
STATE

GA

SOURCE

TRID

START DATE

08/25/20

END DATE

08/25/23

RESEARCHERS

Sarah Lamothe, Kimberly Kurtis

SPONSORS

Georgia Department of Transportation

KEYWORDS

Best practices, Durability, Georgia Department of Transportation, Guidelines, high performance concrete, Performance based specifications, Performance tests, Test procedures

Project description

The objectives of this research effort include: (1) to provide a review of current “best practices” for the development and implementation of performance-based specifications (PBS) for concrete for transportation projects, (2) to review available performance test methods and criteria for performance, relevant to environmental conditions and traffic patterns in the state, (3) to quantify savings to the state comparing prescriptive and performance specification, and (4) to generate guidelines for incorporating PBS as an option in Sections 430, 439, and 500.
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