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Internal Curing and Supplementary Cementitious Materials in Bridge Decks
Lafikes, James Khajehdehi, Rouzbeh Feng, Muzai O’Reilly, Matthew Darwin, David
Lafikes, James
Khajehdehi, Rouzbeh
Feng, Muzai
O’Reilly, Matthew
Darwin, David
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Abstract
Supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) are used in conjunction with pre-wetted fine lightweight aggregate to provide internal curing, producing high-performance, low-shrinking concrete to mitigate bridge deck cracking. This study examines the density of cracks in bridge decks in Indiana and Utah that incorporated internal curing with various combinations of portland
cement and SCMs, specifically, slag cement, Class C and Class F fly ash, and silica fume, in concrete mixtures with water-cementitious material ratios ranging from 0.39 to 0.44. When compared with crack densities in low-cracking high-performance concrete (LC-HPC) and control bridge decks in Kansas, concrete mixtures with a paste content higher than 27% exhibited more
cracking, regardless of the use of internal curing or SCMs. Bridge decks with paste contents below 26% that incorporate internal curing and SCMs exhibited low cracking at early ages, although additional surveys will be needed before conclusions on long-term behavior can be made.
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2018-04
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University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc.
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Bridge decks, Internal curing high-performance concrete, Cracking, Lightweight aggregate, Paste content, Supplementary cementitious materials
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Lafikes, J., Khajehdehi, R., Feng, M., O’Reilly, M., and Darwin, D., “Internal Curing and Supplementary Cementitious Materials in Bridge Decks,” SL Report 18-2, University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc., Lawrence, KS, April 2018, 67 pp.