CONCRETE APPLICATIONS I

CIMT 210

Pervious Concrete:
1. What is Pervious?
A. Definition
B. History
C. Applications
2. Stormwater Management
A. Benefits
B. Recommended Specifications
C. Hydrologic Analysis
3. Mix Design

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 1. What is Pervious?
A. DEFINITION
(SEE VIDEO ON PERVIOUS CONCRETE)

1. It allows rainfall to be captured and to

percolate into the ground.
2. It reduces stormwater runoff
3. It recharges groundwater
4. It supports sustainable construction
http://asusmart.com/blog/news/asu-art-museum-pervious-parking-lot

http://youtube.com/watch?v=G6BOJ6AFhls

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 1. What is Pervious?
B. HISTORY
1. Its not a new technology
(first used in 1852)

2. Federal Clean Water legislation (promotes it.)

http://www.perviouspavement.org/?gclid=CLG3wNr-so8CFQ4SQQodmStrMQ

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 1. What is Pervious?
C. APPLICATION

1. Its high porosity provides is thermally

insulating (i.e in walls of buildings)

2. It has good acoustical properties

(for sound barrier walls).

http://www.perviouspavement.org/?gclid=CLG3wNr-so8CFQ4SQQodmStrMQ

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 1. What is Pervious?
C. APPLICATION
Table . Applications for Pervious Concrete
Low-volume pavements
Residential roads, alleys, and driveways
Sidewalks and pathways
Parking areas
Low water crossings
Tennis courts
Subbase for conventional concrete pavements
Patios
Artificial reefs
Slope stabilization
Well linings
Tree grates in sidewalks
Foundations / floors for greenhouses, fish hatcheries,
aquatic amusement centers, and zoos
Hydraulic structures
Swimming pool decks
Pavement edge drains
Groins and seawalls
Noise barriers
Walls (including load-bearing)

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 2. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT

A. BENEFITS

1. Its subbase may provide enough water

storage capacity to eliminate the need for
retention ponds, swales, and other
precipitation runoff containment strategies.

2. Its drainage media for hydraulic structures,

parking lots, tennis courts, and greenhouses.

3. It helps owners comply with EPA stormwater

regulations

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 2. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
B. Recommended Specifications

1. Recommended Concrete working time is

usually, one hour between mixing and placing.
2.Using retarders and hydration stabilizers
can extend the working time by as much
as 1.5 hours
(Density and Porosity)

.A pavement 5 inches (125 mm) thick with

20% voids will be able to store 1 inch (25 mm)
of a sustained rainstorm in its voids.

 It covers the majority of rainfall events in the U.S.

 6-inch thick subbase of open-graded gravel
increases it to as much as 3” of precipitation

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 2. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
B. Recommended Specifications
(Permeability)
Typical flow rates through pervious concrete
are 3 to 8 gal/ft²/min, rates of up to 17 gal/ft²/min

(Compressive Strength)
Compressive strengths ( 500 to 4000 psi)
Typical values are about 2500 psi
Drilled cores best measures in-place strengths
Compaction differences make cast cylinders less
representative of field concrete.

(Flexural Strength)
Flexural strength (150 psi to 550 psi ).
Flexural strength is affected by compaction,
porosity, and the aggregate-to-cement (A/C) ratio.
Pervious concrete does not require the measurement
of flexural strength for design.

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 2. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
B. Recommended Specifications
Freeze –Thaw (continued)
Research indicates that entrained air in the paste
dramatically improves freeze-thaw protection

Sulfate Resistance
Aggressive chemicals in soils or water, such as acids
and sulfates, are a concern to conventional concrete
and pervious concrete

Abrasion Resistance
Because of the rougher surface texture and open
structure of pervious concrete, abrasion and raveling
of aggregate particles can be a problem, particularly
where snowplows are used to clear pavements.

Highways are generally not suitable for pervious

concretes. However, anecdotal evidence indicates
that pervious concrete pavements allow snow to
melt faster, requiring less plowing.

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 3. MIX DESIGN
A. STRUCTURAL DESIGN
Cementitious materials
Portland Cements (ASTM C 150, C 1157)
Blended cements (ASTM C 595, C 1157)
Fly Ash, pozzolans (ASTM C 618)
Ground-granulated blast furnace slag
(ASTM C 989)

Supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs)

Fly ash, pozzolans, and Slag
These influence concrete performance, setting
time, rate of strength development, porosity,
permeability, etc.

Silica fume, Fly ash, and Blast furnace slag all

increase durability by decreasing permeability
and cracking

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 3. MIX DESIGN
A. STRUCTURAL DESIGN
Silica fume is a byproduct of silicone production.
It consists of superfine spherical particles
Used frequently for high-rise buildings
It produces concrete that exceeds 20,000 psi
Silica fume can replace 5-12% cement

Fly ash is the waste byproduct of burning coal in

electrical power plants;it used to be landfilled
This material can be used to replace 5-65% of the
Portland cement

Blast furnace slag is the waste byproduct of steel

manufacturing. It imparts added strength and
durability to concrete, and can replace 20-70%
of the cement in the mix.

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