TRB’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 607: Specifications and Protocols for Acceptance Tests on Processing Additions in Cement Manufacturing explores changes to the cement specifications and test protocols contained in the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Standard Specifications for Transportation Materials and Methods of Sampling and Testing (AASHTO M 85). The report also examines a recommended specification for evaluating processing additions that may be used in amounts exceeding those stipulated in the cement specification.
The following appendices to NCHRP Report 607 are available online. Appendix A - Fly Ash and Slag Characterization Appendix B - Statistical Design of Material Combinations for Mortar Tests Appendix C - Microscopical Examination of Coarse Fractions of Cements Without SCM's Appendix D - Conduction Calorimetry Plots Appendix E - Analyses of Paste and Mortar Data Appendix F - Analyses of Concrete Data