River Gravel Research Articles

Long-term mechanical and durable properties of waste tires rubber crumbs replaced GBFS modified concretes

The disposal of rubbers from the waste tyres remains the main environmental concern worldwide unless recycled in an eco-friendly way. The incorporation of these wastes into the concretes as replacement agent for some of the natural aggregates is strategized as one of the possible solutions. Based on these factors, this study evaluates the effects of the tire rubber crumb wastes (TRCWs) at various contents (5, 10, 20 and 30% of volume) and granulated blast furnace slag (GBFS) as the fine and coarse aggregates replacement on the properties of newly designed concretes. Twelve batches of such concretes are prepared by blending the industrial wastes including the GBFS and TRCWs with ordinary Portland cement (OPC). The mechanical and durability performance of these modified concretes are analyzed using slump, compressive, tensile, flexural strength, and resistance to acid attack tests. The concrete modified with 20% of GBFS as OPC replacement shows enhanced mechanical traits wherein the compressive strength after the curing age of 28 days is higher (42.8 MPa) than the OPC control mix (33.8 MPa). Moreover, the mix designed with 5% of TRCWs as fine or/and coarse aggregates replacement is nearly 14.8% compared to the OPC specimens. The results show that the TRCWs substitution up to a limit of 10% of the river sand and gravel into the concrete can be effective without any strength loss. It is established that the use of TRCWs into concrete will not only be the cost-effective alternative but can be an environmental remedy and renewable resource for developing construction materials, leading to sustainability (minimization of the depletion of natural resources including river sand and gravel).

Influence of Aggregate and Binder Content on the Properties of Pervious Concrete

This study introduces the experiment based on following parameters: kind of aggregate (natural river gravel and air-cooled blast furnace slag), the aggregate gradation and content of binder. Main properties such as compressive strength, void content and hydraulic conductivity of pervious concrete were investigated in the experiment. The experiment showed satisfactory results in the case of pervious concrete made of natural aggregate. Results of pervious concrete made of air-cooled blast furnace slag aggregates are perspective, however needs for some optimizations. Results confirmed the opposite relationship between compressive strength and void content/hydraulic activity. ACBFS performs worse than NA as for compressive strength, while it performs better in the case of hydraulic conductivity and void content.

Mechanical behaviour of coarse, lightweight, recycled and natural aggregates for concrete

In this study the application of the single-particle compression test is discussed as an alternative method for the mechanical characterisation of coarse aggregates generally employed in concrete manufacturing. This leads to an estimation of the tensile strength and fracture energy of the aggregate particles. A wide range of aggregate types is considered. In particular, the mechanical responses of crushed limestone and river gravel are compared with expanded clay, recycled concrete and clay brick aggregates. In addition, physical properties are assessed experimentally and correlated to the aggregates' mechanical performance. Despite the high data scatter presented, the results demonstrate the ability of the proposed approach to accurately determine fracture energy and strength histories using single-particle compression. Overall, the porosity governs the mechanical behaviour of particles. Moreover, direct relationships between mechanical and physical properties yield consistent and expected results that validate the methodology.

Influence of silica fume on mechanical and durability of pervious concrete

Anecdotal evidence has suggested that silica fume is beneficial for improving pervious concrete strength and durability. To determine how silica fume influences a variety of pervious concrete properties and durability the research presented herein studied the performance of paste and ultimately two types of pervious concrete. Since paste properties control pervious concrete workability, compaction, and ultimately performance, rheological properties of a series of paste mixtures with proportions and admixture dosages representative of field-placed pervious concrete were used to provide baseline behavior. Paste samples were continuously mixed and tested over time with the amount of silica fume replacing Portland cement up to 10%. The impact of silica fume on pervious concrete was first investigated on samples produced with a fixed compaction energy, as common in the field, using smooth river gravel aggregate. For pervious concrete produced with fixed compaction energy, changes in workability were reflected in void content which significantly impacted performance. Since void content and density changes significantly impacted performance, lastly samples were produced at a fixed void content using both smooth river gravel but also rougher limestone coarse aggregate. In fixed void content pervious concrete the compaction energy was varied to achieve a fixed void content of 20% for all samples. Results show around 5% silica fume produced the best performance of increased workability, strength and durability.

Morphometric Characteristics, Shapes and Provenance of Holocene Pebbles from the Sava River Gravels (Zagreb, Croatia)

Morphometric analysis of Holocene pebbles from Sava River gravel in NW Croatia revealed shape distributions as observed along a 30 km long watercourse. Limestones, dolomites, and sandstones were identified as the major (>4%) and effusive magmatics in this alluvial aquifer system in Zagreb, with cherts and tuffs as minor pebble lithologies (up to 4%). Their distributions mainly indicate distant Alpine provenance for carbonate pebbles (limestone and dolomite) and local input for sandstones and minor lithotypes, laterally from the Samoborska Gora and Medvednica mountain. Carbonates are predominantly disc- and sphere-shaped, implying distant sources. Scattered distributions of pebble shapes (sphere, disc, blade, and rod) for sandstones and minor lithotypes possibly indicate multiple sources, some of them probably local. The tentatively interpreted “original sedimentary environments” for the main pebble lithotypes (calculated from their flatness ratios) possibly indicate that they are predominantly lake beach pebbles, followed by moraine and riverbed pebbles. However, these results should be strongly questioned.

Abrasiveness evaluation of selected river gravels of Pakistan using LCPC rock abrasivity test

Abrasivity of rock and soil causes tool wear in excavation or drilling operations, and the presence of sandy gravels stratum also plays a significant role in causing serious damage to the cutting tools. Understanding the wear mechanism is important for the cost estimation and planning of projects. Abrasivity of cobbles and boulders present within soil matrix may vary from negligible in some cases to severe under certain conditions depending upon the volume and characteristics of those cobbles and boulders being encountered. Several methods have been proposed to assess the abrasivity of rock. In the present research, LCPC rock abrasivity tests were performed on 14 gravel samples collected from different river deposits of Pakistan. Practical extensions to the standard LCPC abrasivity test were used and fraction larger than 6.3 mm was incorporated in accordance with the method proposed by Thuro et al. (2007). Moreover, in order to observe the effect of increasing grain size on LCPC abrasivity coefficient (LAC g/t), 3 river gravel samples (out of initially selected 14 samples) were chosen and evaluated along with the computation of brittleness coefficient (LBC, %). Correlations were developed with LAC values of originally rounded grains against crushed/angular grains. XRD analysis was incorporated in order to determine the mineralogical composition of each sample and the possible correlation of LAC (g/t) with abrasive mineral content (AMC, %) for both modes of testing (rounded and crushed samples) were developed. Moreover, the correlations of LAC (g/t) with quartz content, equivalent quartz content, and mass-weighted average Moh’s hardness were also discussed.

Revisiting “Tin in South-eastern Europe?”

The important role of the Balkans in the origin and development of metallurgy is well established with respect to copper. In addition, Aleksandar Durman, in his 1997 paper ?Tin in South-eastern Europe??, essentially initiated studies into the role of the Balkans in Europe?s Bronze Age tin economy. He identified six geologically favourable sites for tin mineralisation and associated fluvial placer deposits in the former Yugoslavian republics, and suggested that these may have added to the tin supply of the region. The viability of two of these sites has been confirmed (Mt Cer and Bukulja, Serbia) but the exploitation potential for the other locations has remained untested. River gravels from these four sites (Motajica and Prosara in Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bujanovac in Serbia; Ograzden in North Macedonia) were obtained by stream sluicing and panning. The sites of Prosara and Bujanovac were found to be barren with respect to cassiterite (SnO2). Streams flowing from Motajica and Ograzden were both found to contain cassiterite, but in amounts several orders of magnitude less than at Mt Cer and Bukulja. Although it is possible that minor tin recovery occurred at Motajica and Ograzden, it is unlikely that they could have contributed meaningfully to regional tin trade. This is supported by the fact that the isotopic signature (?124Sn) of cassiterite from Motajica is highly enriched in light isotopes of tin compared to that associated with Late Bronze Age artefacts of the region.

Long-term dispersion of river gravel in a canyon in the Atacama Desert, Central Andes, deduced from their 10Be concentrations

Intense storms or earthquakes in mountains can supply large amounts of gravel to rivers. Gravel clasts then travel at different rates, with periods of storage and periods of displacement leading to their downstream dispersion over millennia. The rate of this dispersion controls the long-term downcutting rate in mountainous rivers as well as the grain-size signature of climate and tectonic variations in sedimentary basins. Yet, the millennial dispersion rates of gravel are poorly known. Here, we use 10Be concentrations measured in individual pebbles from a localized source along a 56 km-long canyon in the Central Andes to document the distribution of long-term gravel transit rates. We show that an inverse grain-size velocity relationship previously established from short-term tracer gravel in different rivers worldwide can be extrapolated to the long-term transit rates in the Aroma River, suggesting some universality of this relationship. Gravel are also dispersed by large differences in the mean transport rates independent of gravel size, highlighting that some gravel rest at the river surface over tens of thousands of years. These different transport rates imply a strong spreading of the gravel plumes, providing direct proof for the long-term river buffering of sediment signals between mountainous sources and sedimentary basins. The inferred distribution of residence times suggests the first evidence of anomalous diffusion in gravel transport over long timespans.

Diversion of the paleo‐Yellow River channel in the Qingtongxia area of Ningxia, China: Evidence from terraces and fluvial landforms

The Qingtongxia Grand Canyon (QGC) of the Yellow River is a region of intense tectonic deformation that is located in the southern Yinchuan Basin, at the junction of the western margin of the Ordos Plateau and the northeast arcuate structural belt of the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau. The Yellow River makes a 90° turn as it traverses the Qingtongxia area, incising the hard Ordovician sandstones of Niushou Mountain, while leaving the relatively soft Quaternary sediments on the northern side of the channel undisturbed. Despite this apparent inconsistency with the expected pattern of river erosion, there has been no significant research to date on the formation of the QGC. Here, we utilize remote sensing, surficial geomorphology, and shallow coring to confirm the evolution of the Yellow River channel and formation of the QGC. Using Landsat Thermic Mapper and ASTER imagery, we identified a N–S‐oriented zone of high water‐content in the northern part of the QGC that is characterized at the surface by marsh and wetlands. Shallow cores reveal the zone is underlain by Yellow River gravel, while seismic profiling confirms anomalous seismic structures relative to the surrounding strata. Together, these data document a paleo‐Yellow River channel in the northern Qingtongxia area. We selected four representative profiles of the Yellow River terraces in the Qingtongxia and adjacent areas to acquire measurements on above water level and age. The uppermost terraces preserved at the entrance, central section, and exit of the QGC are labelled T6, T9, and T3, respectively. Our data indicate that the flow direction during the construction of T9 was different to that of the modern Yellow River and that canyon incision occurred during the development of T3, which we constrain to 65–85 ka. Ultimately, we (a) document a paleo‐Yellow River channel north of the QGC, which may have been affected by tectonic activity since the late Pleistocene and (b) show that the Yellow River has since been diverted towards the Yinchuan Basin via the QGC.

Middle-Holocene environmental change and archaeology in coastal wetlands: Further implications for our understanding of the history ofTaxuswoodland

A radiocarbon-dated multi-proxy palaeoenvironmental record from Beckton in the Lower Thames Valley, Southern England, has permitted a detailed reconstruction of human activities and environmental change during the middle-Holocene. Peat accumulation occurred over river terrace gravels from ca. 7200 to 6600 until at least 3450–3240 cal. BP, and in the later period a trackway and platform structure provide unequivocal evidence for human exploitation of the floodplain environment during the Bronze Age. The site is unique in offering the first certain evidence of the utilisation of Taxus in the construction of a wooden prehistoric platform. Across north-west Europe during the middle-Holocene, the colonisation of Taxus on peat is well documented; at Beckton, it occurred between ca. 5220–4940 and 4410–4220 cal. BP. This research provides important insights into the former distribution of Taxus, and reasons for its expansion and decline during the Holocene, which has relevance to present-day concerns over the conservation and management of Taxus woodland. Abandonment of the site occurred in response to environmental change to wetter conditions. The study employed multi-proxy analyses, including pollen, plant and wood macrofossils, and uniquely Coleoptera; Coleopteran analysis has significant potential to enhance understandings of environmental change and human–environment interactions in coastal wetland research.

Factors Affecting Road Condition Over Time – In Particular the Use of River Gravel

This presentation will not be of a highly technical nature. More of a story about the subject, with one or two technical references thrown in, which can be consulted at a later time. There is ample reference material available on most of the topics covered, either in technical journals or on the internet. Reference material on the performance of river gravel is scant, however. Particular references will be provided for this.

Properties and effects of dormant aggregates on concrete strength

Aggregates used for concrete are sometimes abandoned on sites for extended periods of time. These aggregates are left dormant and exposed to harsh weather conditions before utilization. This study investigates the effect of aggregate dormancy of both fine aggregate (river sand) and coarse aggregate (gravel) on quality of concrete produced and its strength. Data for the study was collected over a 3 years dormant period of the aggregates, to determine the efficiency of the aggregates and its quality on concrete production and its strength. Experimental procedures such as; silt content, water absorption, specific gravity, sieve analysis, and the compressive strength test were conducted on the dormant aggregates to analyse its quality and strength of concrete produced through it. The analysis of the performed experiment on the dormant aggregates was presented through tables and figures. The finding of the study shows that that the strength of the concrete increases yearly due to reduction of silt content, high specific gravity, and an increase in the water absorption of the dormant aggregates. Base on the finding of this study, it is concluded that the dormancy of aggregates (river sand and gravel) have no effect on the concrete quality and its strength.

Insights into post-Miocene uplift of the western margin of the Colorado Plateau from the stratigraphic record of the lower Colorado River

AbstractThe spatial and temporal distribution of Pliocene to Holocene Colorado River deposits (southwestern USA and northwestern Mexico) form a primary data set that records the evolution of a continental-scale river system and helps to delineate and quantify the magnitude of regional deformation. We focus in particular on the age and distribution of ancestral Colorado River deposits from field observations, geologic mapping, and subsurface studies in the area downstream from Grand Canyon (Arizona, USA). A new 4.73 ± 0.17 Ma age is reported for a basalt that flowed down Grand Wash to near its confluence with the Colorado River at the eastern end of what is now Lake Mead (Arizona and Nevada). That basalt flow, which caps tributary gravels, another previously dated 4.49 ± 0.46 Ma basalt flow that caps Colorado River gravel nearby, and previously dated speleothems (2.17 ± 0.34 and 3.87 ± 0.1 Ma) in western Grand Canyon allow for the calculation of long-term incision rates. Those rates are ∼90 m/Ma in western Grand Canyon and ∼18–64 m/Ma in the eastern Lake Mead area. In western Lake Mead and downstream, the base of 4.5–3.5 Ma ancestral Colorado River deposits, called the Bullhead Alluvium, is generally preserved below river level, suggesting little if any bedrock incision since deposition. Paleoprofiles reconstructed using ancestral river deposits indicate that the lower Colorado River established a smooth profile that has been graded to near sea level since ca. 4.5 Ma. Steady incision rates in western Grand Canyon over the past 0.6–4 Ma also suggest that the lower Colorado River has remained in a quasi–steady state for millions of years with respect to bedrock incision. Differential incision between the lower Colorado River corridor and western Grand Canyon is best explained by differential uplift across the Lake Mead region, as the overall 4.5 Ma profile of the Colorado River remains graded to Pliocene sea level, suggesting little regional subsidence or uplift. Cumulative estimates of ca. 4 Ma offsets across faults in the Lake Mead region are similar in magnitude to the differential incision across the area during the same approximate time frame. This suggests that in the past ∼4 Ma, vertical deformation in the Lake Mead area has been localized along faults, which may be a surficial response to more deep-seated processes. Together these data sets suggest ∼140–370 m of uplift in the past 2–4 Ma across the Lake Mead region.

An optimization model of sand and gravel mining quantity considering healthy ecosystem in Yangtze River, China

Abstract River sand and gravel are industrial construction materials that are an essential part of rivers. Therefore, an important issue is to determine how to produce the maximum economic benefit of river sand and gravel resources under the premise of ensuring river stability and health, as well as flood control security. This study analyzed the limited quantities of sand and gravel mining during the mining planning period, including the total quantity of sand and gravel mining, the minimum annual quantity of sand and gravel mining, the maximum annual quantity of sand and gravel mining, as well as the maximum quantity of sand and gravel mining quantity in two consecutive years. Taking the above restrictions as constraints, this paper constructed optimization models of annual and multi-year exploitation of river sand and gravel resources with economic benefit as the objective function. Through exploring the regulating capability of sand market, we put forward that the sand and gravel supply price should be regulated by controlling sand and gravel supply quantity appropriately under sand and gravel mining permission system, and discussed the characteristics of different quantity-price relationships of river sand and gravel. On the basis of discussing the relationship between quantity and price, cost and price, we analyzed the optimization models for annual and multi-year exploitation of river sand and gravel resources. Lastly, we take the sand and gravel mining in a section of the Yangtze River as a calculation example to validate the optimization models’ rationality and feasibility. This study can serve as a reference for sand and gravel mining planners, and provide support for the optimal utilization of river sand and gravel resources in the future.

Utilization of palm shells fly ash as filler on the mixture of Asphalt Concrete Wearing Course (AC–WC)

The scarcity of natural component of road construction, such as river sand, gravel and rock; against high market demand causing the increased of material market prices. Therefore, there is a call for innovations of substitutes to reduce the demand of natural resources use. Aceh Barat is boastful of palm plantation supplying the palm oil industry. Palm oil production generates waste including fly ash. This study aims to investigate the physical properties of fly ash to be used as filler in asphalt concrete mixture AC WC. The study also inspects the Marshall characteristics of the mixture of Asphalt Concrete Wearing Course (AC- WC) used palm shells fly ash. Results of the study displays that there are characteristics value of the AC-WC mixture which is compliant with the Specification for Asphalt Concrete Mix by Department of Public Work 2010. KAO 5.51% for palm shells fly ash filler. The stability value of the AC-WC mixture used palm shells fly ash as filler is 1279.54 kg; flow 3.5 mm; MQ 362.18; Density 2.4 gr/cm3; VIM 4.18%; VMA 15.55% dan VFB 74.21%. This research benefits is sought to realize the cooperation of the agricultural industry in the field of road transportation which is environmentally friendly and sustainable.

Analyzing the Influence of Aggregate Properties on Stopping Distance on Truck Escape Ramps

Although there are many studies involving influence of runaway truck entry speed and longitudinal grade on stopping distance, focusing on aggregate properties is scarce. This paper investigates the influence of the aggregate properties such as types of aggregate and river gravel radius on stopping distance through numerical analysis of particle flow code in two dimensions (PFC2D). The software is used to generate stopping distance data for two aggregate types and four group gravel radii under various approaching speeds and grades. The generated data are compared with the testing results of full-scale arrester bed. The simulated finding of this paper implies that types of aggregates and river gravel radii have a significant impact on the stopping distance for runaway truck on escape ramps.

Optical granulometry of coarse aggregates and sediments

In order to determine the granularity of the material, image analysis may be used instead of traditional methods such as sieving. Data on granulometry is important in the water management sector for several practical applications, such as calculation of sediment transport capacity in watercourses, design of hydraulic structures, or modeling of debris flows. The WipFrag and Basegrain programs were tested on the case study of the Belca rockfall and the Sava Dolinka River’s gravel bar near the village of Mojstrana. In both cases, multiple images were taken from different heights and sieve analysis was performed. The results of both programs were compared with the results of the sieving analysis. The results showed that WipFrag yielded more comparable results with the sieving analysis than Basegrain. WipFrag gave slightly better results in the case of the Belca rockfall than in the case of the river gravel bar. The Basegrain program, on the other hand, produced similarly comparable results in both case studies. In most cases, both programs underestimated the grain size compared to the results of the sieving analysis. In some cases, the relative differences were close to 100%. On the other hand, the selected statistical test did not show a statistically significant difference between the results of the sieving analysis and the results of the image analysis in both of the programs. Optimal image analysis results were obtained from images taken from the height of about 1.5-2 m, which means that we suggest that photos of aggregates, fluvial sediments, and erosion material should be taken from a height of approximately ten times the maximum grain size.

Assessment of surface water quality using Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP): A case study of Piyain River's sand and gravel quarry mining area in Jaflong, Sylhet

The aim of this study is to assess the quality of surface water of Piyain River adopting two different approaches. The first approach, determines the classification of water samples by the traditional water quality index, and the second one is focused on water classification analysis with the aid of the Mamdani Fuzzy Logic (MFL). For this case, the relative weight of water quality parameter is computed based on the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). The AHP is a multiple criteria decision making procedure which provides a methodology to calibrate the numeric scale for the measurement of quantitative as well as qualitative performances. The relative importance of different attributes is given on a scale from 1 to 9. In fuzzy water quality assessment procedure, the trapezoidal membership functions are used because of its highest classification accuracy. Also, it can characterize the dynamic behavior of the water quality parameters. Twenty-one parameters are tested for the assessment of water quality. However, arsenic is not found in the water samples, so the rest twenty parameters is divided into three groups for utilizing the hierarchy by grouping some criteria. Total sixty-nine rules are used, three for each indicator and three for each partial group. In hydro-chemical analysis it is found that typical value of Sulfate (0.12–2.8 mg/L), Sodium (2–5.7 mg/L), Chloride (1.05–4.11 mg/L), Potassium (0.4–2.6 mg/L) is extremely lower thanstandard value where the standard for Bangladesh is 400 mg/L, 200 mg/L, 150–600 mg/L, 12 mg/L respectively. Specific Conductivity (45.7–135 μS/cm), Calcium (5.5–28 mg/L), Magnesium (1–24.5 mg/L) are below standard where the standard values are 500 μS/cm, 75 mg/L, 30–35 mg/L correspondingly. The measured value of pH (6.31–6.96) is between WHO and Bangladesh standard (6.5–8.5). Turbidity (3.5–99 NTU) is higher with respect to WHO guideline (5 NTU) &Bangladesh standard (10 NTU). The computed WQI value ranges from 19.84 to 154.21 whereas, FWQI1 and FWQI2 value ranges from 47.6 to 78.4 and from 51.8 to 80.7, respectively. It suggests that the surface water of the river exhibits good water condition. Besides, the quality of water sample from quarry area is found average to good. In a nutshell, FWQI2is more reliable than FWQI and WQI. Hence, it can be applied for monitoring water quality problem locally or regionally.

Downstream fining in a megaclast-dominated fluvial system: The Sabeto River of western Viti Levu, Fiji

Megaclast-dominated fluvial systems have been largely ignored by researchers. Yet megaclasts exert an important control on channel geomorphology, flow behaviour and sediment transport, and such systems are probably far more common than this neglect would suggest. Despite the explicit identification of megaclasts as the products of cataclysmic flow, observation of modern fluvial systems confirms that megaclasts can be entrained by flows that lie within the normal flow regime.The pattern of fining along the megaclast-dominated Sabeto River of western Viti Levu, Fiji reveals a strong negative exponential relationship between particle size and distance downstream, and a rate of downstream fining comparable with that of other gravel-bed rivers. The downstream fining pattern is straightforward and step-like discontinuities in the fining gradient are absent. This is suggestive of a sedimentary system only minimally disrupted by the supply of sediment from tributaries or the reworking of material from sources such as hillslopes and alluvial terraces. There is evidence, however, of anomalously coarse sub-populations at two sites. These coarser components must pre-date the other deposits at the sites. We speculate that they represent the products of earlier and higher-magnitude events. The bed sediments may thus be composite features, made up of individual components each transported by a specific event of particular magnitude.Our work confirms the relationship between the rate of downstream fining and particle size. This may arise because the distance over which individual particles are transported is likely to be size dependent. It is also possible that abrasion may be more effective in the case of larger particles than smaller ones, with the result that the coarser fraction of the river's bed sediment fines downstream more rapidly than the finer fraction.There is a long-standing debate about the relative roles of abrasion and sorting in downstream fining. Our data reveal little evidence for a downstream increase in the roundness of the river's gravels, implying that abrasion is likely to play a minor role in the fining process in this system.

An Approach to Characterize the Wearability of Concrete Pavement Surface Treatments

For a concrete pavement, the permeation specifications for the surface have a crucial influence on its durability. In this accelerated laboratory research, a surface treatment that combines lithium silicate chemistry with a reactive silicon catalyst was tested to typify the product longevity under traffic and against salt scaling. River gravel and limestone aggregates were used in two different mixture designs. Abrasion testing was conducted according to ASTM standards in which mass loss was recorded at different time intervals. A modification was employed using a diluted deicer simulated by 4 wt.% CaCl2 solution during 15 cycles of freeze/thaw testing. A model was proposed to relate the abrasion efficiency against load cycles of a treated surface to represent the longevity of a concrete pavement. Based on the abrasion coefficient and the texture wavelength of the pavement, it is shown that the life cycle under abrasion of a concrete pavement can be modeled. During the experimental procedures, the untreated concrete specimens were used as the control sample. Results from the abrasion and freeze/thaw testing of treated specimens indicated a lower level of cumulative loss damage, which confirms the benefits of using such products to extend the service life of a concrete pavement surface. The results of modeling indicated an increase of 14% of the ultimate load application to failure for the treated specimens, which indicates an increase in longevity of the pavement. Moreover, when exposed to freeze/thaw cycles, a limestone concrete showed less damage compared with the river gravel concrete mixture.