Evaluation of the Structural Performance of CTS Rapid Set Concrete Mix

Abstract : During the period October 2013 through June 2015, research was conducted at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg, MS, to develop pavement design curves for airfield damage repairs (ADR) using Rapid Set Concrete Mix. This report presents the technical evaluation of the field performance of full-depth concrete repairs conducted using Rapid Set Concrete Mix over varying strength foundations and also presents the results of laboratory data collected during field testing. Passes to-failure rates for each repair were determined using an F-15E load cart and were compared to those predicted using the Department of Defenses (DoD) rigid pavement design method. Results indicate that the DoDs rigid pavement design criteria are conservative at low pass levels with rapid-setting concrete and that the design guidance presented in this report should be used for ADR repair performance prediction purposes.