TY - JOUR A1 - Voland, K. A1 - Weise, Frank A1 - Meng, Birgit T1 - Alkali-silica reaction in concrete pavements N2 - A significant number of German concrete motorway pavements have shown damage only a few years after construction. The alkali-silica-reaction (ASR) is often one of the reasons for this damage. German guidelines and regulations focus on the optimisation of the concrete composition to avoid damage due to ASR. Moreover, diverse research projects have dealt with the development and optimisation of ASR performance test methods with and without external alkali supply. However, the influence of other parameters on the occurrence and intensity of a damaging ASR had not yet been taken into account. Such parameters include, e.g., insufficient curing and the modifications of concrete’s porosity due to the use of slip form pavers. Likewise, the increased traffic loading had not yet been considered. The Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) assesses these parameters and processes in a number of projects. These projects aim primarily to increase the durability of the concrete pavements, in particular by improving preventive measures that may be taken before or after the construction of concrete pavements. This paper gives a short overview of BAM’s projects concerning ASR in concrete pavements. Furthermore, results regarding the influence of the cyclic traffic loading on ASR are presented. T2 - 8th International conference on concrete under severe conditions - environment and loading (ConSec) CY - Lecco, Italy DA - 13.09.2016 KW - Alkali-silica-reaction KW - ASR KW - Concrete pavements KW - Durability KW - Concrete's porosity KW - Cyclic traffic loading and mechanical pre-damage PY - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.711.714 SN - 1662-9795 VL - 711 SP - 714 EP - 721 PB - Trans Tech Publications CY - Switzerland AN - OPUS4-39106 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -