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Freeze-Thaw Resistance of Concrete With Marginal Air Content

Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-06-117
Date: December 2006

Appendix A

Table 19. Coarse aggregate gradations mixes 115–118.
Sieve size	Limestone (% passing)	ASTM C33
1 inch	100.0	95–100
¾ inch	92.7
½ inch	44.1	25–60
⅜ inch	18.1
No. 4	3.0	0–10
No. 8	1.1

Table 20. Coarse aggregate gradations mixes 223–302.
Sieve size	Limestone (% passing)	ASTM C33
1-inch	100.0	95–100
¾-inch	92.7
½-inch	44.1	25–60
⅜-inch	18.1
No. 4	3.0	0–10

Table 21. Coarse aggregate gradations mixes 346–350.
Sieve size	Limestone (% passing)	ASTM C33
1-inch	92.4	95–100
¾-inch	34.9
½-inch	9.5	25–60
⅜-inch	1.5
No. 4	0.3	0–10

Table 22. Fine aggregate gradation mixes 115–118.
Sieve size	Percent passing	ASTM C33
#4	98.1	95–100
#8	80.4	80–100
#16	63.4	50–85
#30	33.1	25–60
#50	10.2	5–30
#100	3.4	0–10
#200	0.7

Table 23. Fine aggregate gradation mixes 223–302.
Sieve size	Percent passing	ASTM C33
#4	98.1	95–100
#8	80.4	80–100
#16	63.4	50–85
#30	33.1	25–60
#50	10.2	5–30
#100	3.4	0–10
#200	0.7

Table 24. Fine aggregate gradation mixes 346–350.
Sieve size	Percent passing	ASTM C33
#4	97.8	95–100
#8	86.7	80–100
#16	72.9	50–85
#30	46.3	25–60
#50	16.7	5–30
#100	4.2	0–10
#200	1.4

Table 25. Other aggregate properties mixes 115–118.
Property	Sand	Limestone
Bulk SG (dry)	2.48	2.71
Bulk SG (SSD)	2.54	2.72
Apparent SG	2.65	2.73
Absorption (%)	1.4	0.4

Table 26. Other aggregate properties mixes 223–302.
Property	Sand	Limestone
Bulk SG (dry)	2.57	2.72
Bulk SG (SSD)	2.62	2.73
Apparent SG	2.66	2.74
Absorption (%)	1.1	0.4

Table 27. Other aggregate properties mixes 346–350.
Property	Sand	Limestone
Bulk SG (dry)	2.58	2.72
Bulk SG (SSD)	2.61	2.73
Apparent SG	2.67	2.74
Absorption (%)	1.36	0.28

Table 28. Cement composition (values in percent unless otherwise indicated) mixes 115–118.
SiO₂	20.5
Al₂O₃	4.9
Fe₂O₃	3.3
CaO	62.2
MgO	3.5
SO₃	3.0
Na₂O eq.	0.6
Loss on ignition (LOI)	1.5
Insoluble residue	0.25

Table 29. Additional cement properties mixes 115–118.
Potential compounds	C₃S (%)	51
Potential compounds	C₃A (%)	7
Fineness, Blaine (m²/kg)		375
Soundness, autoclave expansion (%)		0.120
Time of setting, Vicat (minutes)
Initial		160
Final		265
Air content (%)		7.3
Compressive strength (MPa)
3 days		27.0
7 days		36.3
28 days		48.6

Table 30. Cement composition (values in percent unless otherwise indicated) mixes 223–302.
SiO₂	20.5
Al₂O₃	4.9
Fe₂O₃	3.3
CaO	62.2
MgO	3.5
SO₃	3.0
Na₂O eq.	0.60
LOI	1.5
Insoluble residue	0.25

Table 31. Additional cement properties mixes 223–302.
Potential compounds	C₃S (%)	51
Potential compounds	C₃A (%)	7
Fineness, Blaine (m²/kg)		375
Soundness, autoclave expansion (%)		0.10
Time of setting, Vicat (minutes)
Initial		150
Final		270
Air content (%)		6.8
Compressive strength (MPa)
3 days		23.3
7 days		31.0
28 days		43.5

Table 32. Cement composition (values in percent unless otherwise indicated) mixes 346–350.
SiO₂	20.9
Al₂O₃	4.4
Fe₂O₃	3.0
CaO	62.8
MgO	3.5
SO₃	3.0
Na₂O eq.	0.58
LOI	1.1
Insoluble residue	0.23

Table 33. Additional cement properties mixes 346–350.
Potential compounds	C₃S (%)	54
Potential compounds	C₃A (%)	7
Fineness, Blaine (m²/kg)		366
Soundness, autoclave expansion (%)		0.12
Time of setting, Vicat (minutes)
Initial		160
Final		265
Air content (%)		7.3
Compressive strength (MPa)
3 days		27.0
7 days		36.3
28 days		48.6

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