Investigation of Heaving at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico

Heaving of pavements and a building foundation became progressively worse on a project at Holloman Air Force Base (AFB), N.M. The cause of the heaving was identified as sulfate attack on recycled concrete used as fill and base course below the buildings and pavements. This recycled concrete came fro...

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Published in:Journal of performance of constructed facilities 2006-02, Vol.20 (1), p.54-63
Main Authors: Rollings, Raymond S, Rollings, Marian P, Poole, Toy, Wong, G. Sam, Gutierrez, Gene
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Airport runway
Applied sciences
Buildings. Public works
Exact sciences and technology
Road construction. Pavements. Maintenance
Surfacing
TECHNICAL PAPERS
Transportation infrastructure
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Summary:Heaving of pavements and a building foundation became progressively worse on a project at Holloman Air Force Base (AFB), N.M. The cause of the heaving was identified as sulfate attack on recycled concrete used as fill and base course below the buildings and pavements. This recycled concrete came from sulfate-resistant airfield Portland concrete pavement that had existed for decades at Holloman AFB without distress. However, severe sulfate exposure conditions, ready availability of water, the more permeable nature of the crushed recycled concrete, less common thaumasite attack, possible soil contamination as a secondary source of alumina, or some combination of these factors allowed sulfate attack to develop in the recycled material even though it had not in the original concrete pavement.
ISSN:0887-3828
1943-5509
DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)0887-3828(2006)20:1(54)