Pavement
Cemented Materials Characterisation: Final Report
- Publication no: AP-R462-14
- ISBN: 978-1-925037-72-2
- Published: 27 June 2014
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This report brings together five years of research into the modulus, strength fatigue characteristics of cement treated granular materials as used in road pavements. Laboratory procedures used to prepare, cure and test materials for flexural modulus, flexural strength and flexural fatigue behaviour of cemented material beams are reported together with the test results.
Based on the laboratory results, a framework for the revision of the Guide to Pavement Technology Part 2: Pavement Structural Design(AGPT02-12) has been suggested and the proposed revised text of the Guide has been prepared.
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Materials Tested
- 3. Equipment and Test Method
- 3.1. Specimen Preparation Method
- 3.1.1. Material Splitting Procedure
- 3.1.2. Laboratory Characterisation Process
- 3.1.3. Mixing Procedure
- 3.1.4. Slab Compaction and Cutting Procedures
- 3.1.5. Curing
- 3.2. Flexural Beam Test Methods
- 3.2.1. Introduction
- 3.2.2. Apparatus
- 3.2.3. Flexural Modulus
- 3.2.4. Flexural Strength and Breaking Strain
- 3.2.5. Flexural Fatigue
- 4. Flexural Modulus Results
- 4.1. Introduction
- 4.2. Adjustment to Standard Strain
- 4.3. Results
- 4.4. Variation in Modulus with Density
- 5. Flexural Strength Results
- 5.1. Introduction
- 5.2. Results
- 5.3. Strength Variation with Density
- 5.4. Curing Duration
- 6. Breaking Strain Results
- 6.1. Introduction
- 6.2. Variation in Breaking Strain with Density
- 6.3. Effect of Cure Duration
- 7. Fatigue Results
- 7.1. Introduction
- 7.2. Results
- 7.3. Analysis
- 7.3.1. Introduction
- 7.3.2. Strain-based Fatigue Relationships
- 7.3.3. Stress-based Fatigue Relationships
- 7.3.4. Summary
- 8. Estimation of Flexural Strength
- 8.1. Introduction
- 8.2. Predicting Strength from Properties of Constituent Materials
- 8.3. Flexural Strength from UCS
- 8.3.1. Review of Data in the Literature
- 8.3.2. Measurements
- 9. Proposed Guide Revision
- 10. Summary
- References
- Appendix A Properties of Test Materials
- A.1 Weathered Granite
- A.2 Calcrete Limestone
- A.3 Basalt (Mount Gambier, SA)
- A.4 Prior Stream Gravel
- A.5 Modified Prior Stream Gravel
- A.6 Basalt (Purga, QLD)
- A.7 Quartzite
- A.8 Hornfels
- A.9 Granite
- A.10 Recycled Concrete
- A.11 Lateritic Gravel
- A.12 Metagreywacke
- Appendix B Flexural Beam Test Methods
- B.1 Flexural Modulus
- B.1.1 Scope
- B.1.2 Referenced Documents
- B.1.3 Apparatus
- B.1.4 Test Specimens
- B.1.5 Procedure
- B.1.6 Calculations
- B.1.7 Test Report
- B.2 Flexural Strength
- B.2.1 Scope
- B.2.2 Referenced Documents
- B.2.3 Apparatus
- B.2.4 Test Specimens
- B.2.5 Procedure
- B.2.6 Calculations
- B.2.7 Test Report
- B.3 Flexural Fatigue
- B.3.1 Scope
- B.3.2 Referenced Documents
- B.3.3 Apparatus
- B.3.4 Test Specimens
- B.3.5 Procedure
- B.3.6 Calculations
- B.3.7 Test Report
- Appendix C Modulus, Strength and Fatigue Results
- C.1 Basalt (Mt Gambier) with 3% Cement Content
- C.2 Basalt (Purga) with 3% Cement Content
- C.3 Calcrete with 3% Cement Content
- C.4 Calcrete (Repeat) with 3% Cement Content
- C.5 Calcrete with 5% Cement Content
- C.6 Granite with 3% Cement Content
- C.7 Hornfels with 3% Cement Content
- C.8 Lateritic Gravel with 3% Cement Content
- C.9 Modified Prior Stream Gravel with 3% Cement Content
- C.10 Metagreywacke with 3% Cement Content
- C.11 Prior Stream Gravel with 3% Cement Content
- C.12 Prior Stream Gravel with 5% Cement Content
- C.13 Quartzite (Repeat Sample) with 4% Cement Content
- C.14 Quartzite with 4% Cement Content
- C.15 Recycled Crushed Concrete with 3% Cement Content
- C.16 Weathered Granite with 3% Cement Content
- C.17 Weathered Granite (Repeat Sample) with 3% Cement Content
- C.18 Weathered Granite with 5% Cement Content
- Appendix D Fatigue Plots
- D.1 Basalt (Mt Gambier) with 3% Cement
- D.2 Basalt (Purga) with 3% Cement
- D.3 Calcrete with 3% Cement
- D.4 Calcrete with 5% Cement
- D.5 Granite with 3% Cement
- D.6 Hornfels with 3% Cement
- D.7 Modified Prior Stream Gravel with 3% Cement
- D.8 Prior Stream Gravel with 5% Cement
- D.9 Quartzite with 4% Cement
- D.10 Recycled Concrete with 3% Cement
- D.11 Weathered Granite with 3% Cement
- D.12 Weathered Granite with 5% Cement
- Appendix E Proposed revision of the Guide to Pavement Technology Part 2 Section 6.4
- E.1 Cemented Materials
- E.1.1 Introduction
- E.1.2 Factors Affecting Modulus and Strength of Cemented Materials
- E.1.3 Determination of Design Modulus
- E.1.4 Determination of Design Flexural Strength
- E.1.5 Factors Affecting the Fatigue Life of Cemented Materials
- E.1.6 Determining the In-service Fatigue Characteristics from Laboratory Fatigue Measurements
- E.1.7 Determining the In-service Fatigue Characteristics from Measured Flexural Strength and Modulus
- E.1.8 Determining the In-service Fatigue Characteristics from Presumptive Flexural Strength and Modulus
- Appendix F Example of use of Proposed Mechanistic Procedure for Flexible Pavements with Cemented Materials
- F.1 Asphalt Pavement Containing Cemented Material Subbase
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