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Influence of Service Conditions and Mix Design on the Physical–Mechanical Properties of Roller-Compacted Concrete for Pavement

“…Nonetheless, in the last decade, the study of the materials and structural design of roller-compacted concrete for pavement (RCC) [4][5][6] has substantially increased due to the current needs of the industry and commerce sectors, leading to a higher volume of vehicle mobility [7,8]. Roller-compacted concrete pavement (RCCP) has broadly been used in (i) industrial plants and parking access roads; (ii) intermodal shipping yards, ports, and loading docks; (iii) truck/freight terminals [9,10], bulk commodity storage, and distribution centers; (iv) low-volume urban [11,12] and rural roads; (v) aircraft parking areas [13]; (vi) long-or short-term military loading zones, forward or rearward bases of operation, and airfields; (vii) recreational vehicle pad storage; (viii) vehicle maintenance and compost areas; (ix) large commercial parking lots; (x) public park roadways; (xi) timber and logging operation roads; (xii) highway shoulders; and (xiii) temporary travel lanes of rapid construction to divert traffic. Hence, due to the vehicular loads channeled in extreme climates [14][15][16][17] and the low or no vehicle travel speeds [18], a flexible pavement, due to its weakness, would be inadequate for the service life of these scenarios.…”

Prediction of the Physical-Mechanical Properties of Roller-Compacted Concrete Pavements under Different Service and Mix Conditions Based on Cement and Water Content

“…As a trend observed worldwide, many countries have shown interest in implementing roller-compacted concrete (RCC) pavements, adopting this category in various construction applications. Among these, ports, intermodal facilities [11,12], heavy industrial areas, light industrial areas, airport service areas, arterial streets, local streets, road widening or over-widening, berms [13], lumber facilities, composting sites, and storage yards have been highlighted as the most adequate for RCC incorporation. This preference suggests that these areas are considered vital or conducive for RCC use.…”

“…The process was carried out according to the following steps: (1) cutting the cube of 100 mm × 100 mm × 100 mm in two sections, one with a height of 10 mm and the other with a height of 90 mm; (2) the 10-mm-high section was weighed; (3) this section was sealed with gray American heavy-duty adhesive tape on four surfaces (the upper and lower surfaces were left free); (4) then, this section was weighed with the gray American heavy duty adhesive tape; (5) subsequently, the 90-mm-high section was sealed with gray American heavy-duty adhesive tape on five sides, except on the upper side, because it has to be in Moisture content determination was performed according to the procedures described by Jafarifar et al [33] and Asad et al [50], which are considered to be the most modern and practical approaches in moisture measurement by gravimetric techniques. The process was carried out according to the following steps: (1) cutting the cube of 100 mm × 100 mm × 100 mm in two sections, one with a height of 10 mm and the other with a height of 90 mm; (2) the 10-mm-high section was weighed; (3) this section was sealed with gray American heavy-duty adhesive tape on four surfaces (the upper and lower surfaces were left free); (4) then, this section was weighed with the gray American heavy duty adhesive tape; (5) subsequently, the 90-mm-high section was sealed with gray American heavy-duty adhesive tape on five sides, except on the upper side, because it has to be in contact with the lower side of the 10-mm-high section; (6) the two sections of the cube were joined with yellow polyvinyl tape; (7) when all samples were ready, they were put into a climatic chamber (Universidad de Granada, Spain); (8) the samples were removed from the climatic chambers after 90 days, and the 10-mm-high section was weighed without the yellow polyvinyl tape; (9) subsequently, the 10-mm-high sections were weighed without the American gray adhesive tape; (10) then, they were placed in an oven (INDELAB, Spain) until they were dry, i.e., until achieving a constant weight; (11) finally, the moisture per day was calculated as the water-weight ratio over the dry weight. Figure 6 shows details of the procedure.…”

“…Figure 6 shows details of the procedure. contact with the lower side of the 10-mm-high section; (6) the two sections of the cube were joined with yellow polyvinyl tape; ( 7) when all samples were ready, they were put into a climatic chamber (Universidad de Granada, Spain); (8) the samples were removed from the climatic chambers after 90 days, and the 10-mm-high section was weighed without the yellow polyvinyl tape; (9) subsequently, the 10-mm-high sections were weighed without the American gray adhesive tape; (10) then, they were placed in an oven (IN-DELAB, Spain) until they were dry, i.e., until achieving a constant weight; (11) finally, the moisture per day was calculated as the water-weight ratio over the dry weight. Figure 6 shows details of the procedure.…”

Effects of Relative Humidity and Temperature on the Drying Shrinkage of Roller-Compacted Concrete Pavements

“…The latter has obtained a noticeable trend worldwide because many countries are inclined to implement RCC for pavements, adopting this modality in different categories. Precisely, areas such as ports, intermodal facilities [9,10], heavy industrial areas, light industrial areas, airport service areas, arterial streets, and local streets have positioned themselves as favorites for such incorporation. This preference suggests that these areas are considered vital or conducive for RCC.…”