Polyester Polymer Concrete Overlay

Polyester polymer concrete (PPC) was used in a trial application on a section of pavement that suffers from extensive studded tire wear. The purpose of the trial section is to determine if PPC is a possible repair strategy for this type of pavement damage. The PPC was applied in three methods; (1) as a 1 inch thick inlay of the entire lane that was diamond ground to remove all rutting from studded tire wear, (2) as an inlay of just the wheel paths that were diamond ground, and (3) as a feathered overlay of the existing pavement which had no diamond grinding to remove rutting. The test sections will be monitored for a minimum of five years to determine the performance of the PPC with particular emphasis on its ability to resist studded tire wear.

• Record URL:
  http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/research/reports/fullreports/797.1.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Washington State Department of Transportation

  Materials Laboratory, P.O. Box 47365
  Olympia, WA  United States  98504-7365

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Anderson, Keith W
  • Uhlmeyer, Jeff S
  • Russell, Mark
  • Simonson, Chad
  • Littleton, Kevin
  • McKernan, Dan
  • Weston, Jim
• Publication Date: 2013-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Special Project Post-Construction Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 73p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Overlays (Pavements); Pavement maintenance; Polyester resins; Polymer concrete; Repairing; Ruts (Pavements); Studded tires
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01475267
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: WA-RD 797.1
• Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Mar 14 2013 9:36AM