Lightweight Concrete for High Strength - Expanded Shale & Clay

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
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Executive Summary
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Notation
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Chapter 1 - Introduction 1-1
1.1 – Purpose and Objectives 1-1
1.2 – Scope 1-1
1.3 –High Performance Lightweight Concrete 1-1
1.4 – Report Organization 1-2
1.5 – Background 1-2
Chapter 2 – Analytical Investigation 2-1
2.1 – General 2-1
2.2 – Scope 2-1
2.3 – Parametric Study 2-2
2.4 – Analysis Results and Discussion 2-3
Chapter 3 – Mix Designs, Field Evaluation, and Short-term Properties 3-1
3.1 – Preliminary Laboratory Investigation 3-1
3.2 – Laboratory Investigation – Short-term Properties 3-4
3.3 – Field Investigation 3-7
Chapter 4 – Creep and Shrinkage of High Performance Lightweight Concrete 4-1
4.1 – Introduction 4-1
4.2 – Experimental Program and Results 4-1
4.3 – Creep and Shrinkage Test Results vs. Model Estimates 4-4
4.4 – Conclusions Regarding Creep and Shrinkage 4-8
Chapter 5 – Behavior of AASHTO Type II HPLC Girders 5-1
5.1 – Introduction 5-1
5.2 – Girder Design 5-2
5.3 – Instrumentation 5-7
5.4 – Girder Construction 5-8
5.5 – Material Properties 5-10
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