Overview
Roller-compacted concrete, or RCC, is a stiff, zero-slump concrete mixture comprised of course and fine aggregates, Portland cement, fly ash and water. Using our vibratory roller equipment and screed technologies, E&B Paving's experts place and roller compact the RCC pavement (RCCP) in a similar manner as our asphalt pavement construction solutions. During this process, concrete compaction begins immediately at the paver and continues throughout the roller stages until the pavement meets density requirements.
Typically, RCCP is constructed without joints; does not require forms, finishing, surface texturing, joint sawing or sealing; and does not contain dowels or steel reinforcing.
Key Benefits
Because of its low water-cement ratio, RCCP typically has high strengths similar to, or even greater than, conventional concrete. Its high-strength properties, combined with ease of construction and high production rate, often make this paving option more economical than a flexible pavement. Additionally, more than 20 years of exposure in cold climate logging roads have demonstrated that RCCP delivers adequate resistance to freezing and thawing.
RCC offers:
- Fast Construction
- High Load Carrying Ability
- Elimination of Ruts
- Spanning of weak sub grades
- Early Strength Gains
- Durability
- Low Maintenance
- Economical Paving
Project Types and Considerations
E&B customers primarily select RCCP for industrial and heavy-duty pavement requirements, or as a base for conventional pavement.
Sample project applications include:
- Parking Lots
- Industrial Access Roads, Loading Docks and Pads
- Low-Speed Roads and Highway Shoulders
- Temporary Travel Lanes
- Distribution Centers
- Intermodal Transport Yards and Trucking Terminals
- Ports
- Waste Facilities
- Military Sites
- Warehouses
- Dams
E&B has completed RCCP projects for public- and private-sector clients since 2008, including county and access roads, parking lots, automotive manufacturing facilities, industrial plants and construction material storage yards. With our ten area offices and portable concrete production capabilities, we conveniently and cost-effectively provide customers with the material and paving expertise needed to support their RCCP needs.
RCC Performance and Engineering Properties
Long-term RCC performance studies have shown that:
- The surface layer normally wears away within two to three years, then stabilizes
- This pavement provides excellent traction
- Some patches of aggregate segregation will appear
- The surface will vary in texture and not be as smooth as conventional concrete
- Its course aggregate is exposed, yet embedded
- RCC cracks are narrow and tight
- There will be some raveling, but no faulting
More RCC Information
Contact E&B Business Development Manager Jason Richmond at 317.903.8159 or jason.richmond@ebpaving.com to learn how roller-compacted concrete could be a potential solution for your paving needs.
Click here to download E&B Paving's RCCP marketing flyer.
Click here to download a technical flyer published by Irving Materials, Inc. about RCC's engineering properties.
