APPLICATION OF PERVIOUS CONCRETE IN ROAD CONSTRUCTION

This paper presents an overview of the properties of porous concrete, and the advantages of its use in pavement structures. Two mixtures of pervious concrete and a reference concrete mixture commonly used for concrete pavements are prepared and their properties compared: consistency, compressive and flexural strength, porosity and density, dynamic modulus of elasticity, as well as permeability. The possibility of their application in concrete pavements is estimated in accordance with the requirements given in General technical conditions for roadworks. Mixture with a small amount of cement and addition of superplasticizer did not meet minimum porosity and permeability required for pervious concrete. In contrast, a mixture with a higher amount of cement and without the addition of superplasticizer was evaluated as pervious one, but does not have a compressive strength required for road construction. Therefore, it is necessary to direct further research towards improving the compressive strength of mixtures of pervious concrete.