Specifications and Protocols for Acceptance Tests on Processing Additions in Cement Manufacturing

Download or read book Specifications and Protocols for Acceptance Tests on Processing Additions in Cement Manufacturing written by Peter C. Taylor and published by Transportation Research Board. This book was released on 2008 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents recommended changes to the cement specifications and test protocols contained in AASHTO Standard Specifications for Transportation Materials and Methods of Sampling and Testing (AASHTO M 85). These changes pertain to the amount of processing additions that can be incorporated in the cement and the tests required for evaluating acceptability of cements incorporating processing additions. The report also presents a recommended specification for evaluating processing additions that may be used in amounts exceeding those stipulated in the cement specification. These specifications will guide materials engineers and cement producers in evaluating cements and assuring that highway concrete is not deleteriously affected by the presence of such additions.