PMSS Project Details

Project ID:	FHWA-PROJ-10-0084
Project Name:	Improved Performance of Concrete in Rigid Pavements and Other Transportation Structures Through Modeling of Cement Hydration
Status:	Active
Contact:	Last Name: Meininger First Name: Richard C (Rick) Telephone: 202-493-3191 E-mail: richard.meininger@dot.gov
Organization:	Federal Highway Administration - Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC)
Office:	Office of Infrastructure Research and Development
Team:	Pavement Materials Team
Roadmap/Focus area(s):	Infrastructure Research and Technology Strategic Plan and Roadmap
Project Description:	Improve the models for the hydration reactions of portland cement in concrete.
Laboratories:	Aggregate and Petrographic Laboratory Chemistry Laboratory Concrete Laboratory
Start Date:	October 1, 2010
End Date:	July 5, 2015
Funding Amount:	$800,000.00
FHWA Program Name:	Exploratory Advanced Research
Goals:	Improve the models for the hydration reactions of portland cement in concrete.
Project Type:	Onsite and Offsite
Background Information:	Data not yet available
Test Methodology:	Using laboratory experiments to improve and model cement hydration.
Other Information:	Data not yet available
Partners:	Data not yet available
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Fieldtest:	Data not yet available
Expected Benefits:	Develop models to aid in concrete research and mixture design.
Deliverables:	Name: Models of cement hydration and data for the National Institute of Standards and Technology Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory models. Product Type(s): Research report Description: Models of cement hydration and data for the National Institute of Standards and Technology Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory models. Audiences: Academics, Concrete industry, Federal Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center staff, Researchers, Pavement engineers, State highway agencies Secondary Audiences: , Concrete producers, Portland cement concrete pavement (PCCP) contractors
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Project Findings:	Data not yet available
FHWA Topics:	Research/Technologies--FHWA Research and Technology Research/Technologies--Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC)
TRT Terms:	Portland Cement Concrete Hydration Infrastructure Research Cement Hydration Pavements
FHWA Disciplines:	Pavement and Materials
Subject Areas:	Bridges and other structures Construction Energy Materials Pavements Research