Document Library


Geotechnical

Backfilling With Lightweight Aggregate
Contractors enjoy practical experience of a different application with TXI's rotary-kiln lightweight aggregate

Highways and Roads

Better Pavements through Internal Hydration
Taking lightweight aggregate to the streets
By Victor H. Villarreal and David A. Crocker
TXI North Texas ReadyMix

Use of Lightweight Aggregate in Hot Mix Improves Roadway Safety
By Kevin King
TXI Expanded Shale & Clay

Horticulture

Case Study: Lightweight Aggregate
By James Hames
Irrigation and Green Industry Magazine  

Internal Curing

Internal Curing of Concrete Paving: Laboratory and Field Experience
By Tracey Friggle, P.E., Texas Department of Transportation
and Don Reeves, TXI Expanded Shale and Clay

Presentation on Internal Curing
Made at 2006 Mid-Atlantic Region Quality Assurance Workshop

(PowerPoint, .ppt; 1.9MB, February 2006)
By Dale Bentz,
National Institute of Standards and Technology

The Use of Lightweight Fines for the Internal Curing of Concrete
By George C. Hoff, P.E., DEng.
President, Hoff Consulting LLC

Sports Fields

Changing the Face of Athletic Maintenance
By Mel Lanford
Host of the Ace of Diamonds Tour

Structural Lightweight Concrete

Making Good Projects Great
Why technical support is key to project success
By Miles Dee
TXI Expanded Shale & Clay 

 

 

 
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