Effects of chloride and chloride-free accelerators combined with typical admixtures on the early-age cracking risk of concrete repair slabs

T Meagher, N Shanahan, D Buidens, KA Riding… - … and building materials, 2015 - Elsevier
Accelerators are commonly added to concrete mixtures used for concrete repair slabs due to
high early strength requirements. This study compared the effects of a calcium chloride …

Heat of hydration prediction for blended cements

N Shanahan, V Tran, A Zayed - Journal of Thermal Analysis and …, 2017 - Springer
Prediction and control of concrete temperature rise due to cement hydration is of great
significance for mass concrete structures since large temperature gradients between the …

Machine learning of concrete temperature development for quality control of field curing

H Xie, W Shi, RRA Issa, X Guo, Y Shi… - Journal of Computing in …, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
Understanding the relationship between concrete temperature development and field curing
time helps to control material quality, improve construction efficiency, and enhance research …

Combined effect of water reducer–Retarder and variable chloride-based accelerator dosage on rapid repair concrete mixtures for jointed plain concrete pavement

N Shanahan, A Bien-Aime, D Buidens… - Journal of Materials in …, 2016 - ascelibrary.org
On-site addition of accelerator to rapid repair concrete mixtures can result in accidental
overdose. Since these mixtures are designed to contain large accelerator dosages, an …

Effect of chloride‐based accelerator in the presence of water‐reducing and retarding admixture on autogenous shrinkage

N Shanahan, D Buidens, K Riding… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Rapid repair concrete mixtures commonly used for full‐depth concrete pavement repair
sections can use large dosages of accelerating admixtures to increase strength gain rates …

Evaluating early-age stresses in jointed plain concrete pavement repair slabs

DG Mapa, M Gunaratne, KA Riding… - ACI Materials …, 2020 - search.proquest.com
Jointed plain concrete pavement (JPCP) repair slabs experience high incidences of early-
age cracking due to high temperature rise and increased autogenous shrinkage of high …

Evaluation of alternative pozzolanic materials for partial replacement of Portland cement in concrete.

CC Ferraro, JM Paris, T Townsend, M Tia - 2016 - rosap.ntl.bts.gov
The supply of class F coal fly ash throughout the United States has recently diminished due
to supply of natural gas and alternative energy sources as well as environmental restrictions …

Performance of portland cement-based rapid-patching materials with different cement and accelerator types, and cement contents

S Gholami, J Hu, YR Kim… - Transportation Research …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Because of the requirements of opening pavement to traffic after placing repair concrete, it is
essential for that concrete to achieve high early strength. To ensure this, a high cement …

Effects of reduced paste content and base restraint on young concrete pavement

DG Mapa, A Markandeya, A Sedaghat… - ACI Materials …, 2018 - search.proquest.com
Jointed plain concrete pavement (JPCP) replacement slabs can experience early-age
cracking from early-age volume change. These slabs are often made of high-early-strength …

Effects of chemical and mineral admixtures on performance of Florida structural concrete.

A Zayed, N Shanahan, V Tran, A Markandeya… - 2016 - rosap.ntl.bts.gov
Several mineral and chemical admixtures, commonly used in Florida structural concrete,
were studied here to assess their effect on the fresh and hardened properties of …