FAULTING OF PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENTS

THE FINDINGS FROM A PREVIOUS FIELD INVESTIGATION OF THE CAUSES OF FAULTING OF PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENTS ARE SUMMARIZED, AND POSSIBLE CORRECTIONS ARE DISCUSSED. DETAILS ARE GIVEN OF A NUMBER OF EXPERIMENTAL SHOULDER FEATURES THAT HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED INTO CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. ALSO REPORTED IS A LABORATORY STUDY OF LEAN CONCRETE BASE (WET-LEAN CEMENT-TREATED BASE). THIS MATERIAL COULD BE PLACED WITH A SLIP-FORM PAVER USING INTERNAL VIBRATION. ADVANTAGES WOULD BE THE ELIMINATION OF TRIMMING OF CEMENT-TREATED BASES AND A SUPERIOR ABRASION RESISTANCE. OTHER EXPERIMENTAL CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN FEATURES THAT COULD HAVE AN EFFECT ON FAULTING ARE BRIEFLY COVERED.

• Record URL:
  • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrr/1972/407/407-001.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Sponsored by Committee on Rigid Pavement Design. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Spellman, D L
  • Woodstrom, J H
  • Neal, B F
• Conference:
  • 51st Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1972-1-17 to 1972-1-21
• Publication Date: 1972

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 1-9
• Monograph Title: Pavement technology
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 407
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Abrasions; Base course (Pavements); Cement treated soils; Concrete pavements; Faulting; Lean concrete; Portland cement concrete; Road shoulders; Slip form paving
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cement treated bases
• Old TRIS Terms: Lean mix concrete
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00207493
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 15 1973 12:00AM