Influence of Compaction Methods on Properties of Roller-Compacted Concrete Pavement Wearing Surfaces.

Abstract

The present study investigates the effects of different compaction methods on the properties of roller-compacted concrete (RCC) used for road pavements. The study focuses on comparing the Proctor compaction method utilizing different compaction efforts and molds (2.5 kg rammer with three layers of 56 blows and 4.5 kg with three and five layers of 56 blows, cylindrical and cube molds) with a slab compactor in static and vibratory setting. The samples produced in a slab compactor were obtained by drilling from the prepared slab. The evaluated properties of the samples included compressive strength and bulk density. The study involved a C25/30 concrete with the intention to be used in low volume roads according to national standards. The study concluded that the utilization of Proctor compaction and slab compactor with vibratory setting provided similar levels of strength performance of the RCC mixture, regardless of the shape of the Proctor compacted samples. In terms of the bulk densities, the main differentiating factor in the case of Proctor compaction was the weight of the rammer. The compressive strength of the samples was also strongly related to their bulk densities.