Long Term Performance of Phase 1 Jointed Concrete Pavement Test Sections at the MnROAD Facility

Since 1994, the Minnesota Road Research Project (MnROAD) pavement test facility has conducted comprehensive measurements of the performance and response of a variety of jointed concrete pavement designs. The primary objective of each MnROAD test section is to provide data toward validation or improvement of pavement performance prediction models. This paper examines the long-term trends of several critical performance parameters, for each of the fourteen original jointed concrete pavement sections constructed during Phase 1 (1994-2007) of MnROAD. These parameters include slab cracking, transverse joint deflection and load transfer efficiency, and ride quality. Through continual monitoring of the long-term performance of MnROAD jointed concrete pavement sections, there now exists a useful database of information related to concrete pavement behavior, particularly in colder climates. Analysis of MnROAD Phase 1 data reaffirms that American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) based design methods are conservative in their prediction of performance.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstracts reprinted with permission from the International Society for Concrete Pavements.
• Corporate Authors:

  International Society for Concrete Pavements

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• Authors:
  • Burnham, Thomas R
• Conference:
  • 10th International Conference on Concrete Pavements
  • Location: Québec City Québec, Canada
  • Date: 2012-7-8 to 2012-7-12
• Publication Date: 2012

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: CD-ROM; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 528-545
• Monograph Title: 10th International Conference on Concrete Pavements: Sustainable Solutions to Global Transportation Needs

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete pavements; Cracking; Databases; Load transfer; Pavement design; Pavement performance; Test sections
• Identifier Terms: Minnesota Road Research Project (MnROAD)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Jointed plain concrete pavements
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01496591
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 978098602910
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 25 2013 4:50PM