Development of a National ASCE Standard for Permeable Interlocking Concrete Pavement

This paper reviews technical development of the emerging American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) standard for permeable interlocking concrete pavement or PICP. The draft standard notes key design elements, which include high-strength, impermeable concrete units for a pavement surface that meet American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) or Canadian Standards Association (CSA) standards. When installed, the joints between units are filled with permeable aggregate. The units are placed over an open-graded aggregate bedding course that rests on an open-graded aggregate base and subbase for water storage and structural support. While common to all permeable pavements, the document provides a design flow chart for structural and hydrologic design and outlines three commonly used infiltration approaches determined by site and subgrade conditions and designs for sloped subgrades. The draft standard addresses structural design for supporting traffic by modifying conventional flexible pavement design methodology from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. The draft resolves a key design consideration common to all three permeable pavements: the dichotomy between not compacting the soil subgrade for infiltration and compacting for enhanced structural support especially in saturated conditions. Besides guide construction specifications, construction and maintenance guidelines are provided via checklists. A key tool for assessing surface infiltration and subsequent vacuum cleaning is adoption of an ASTM surface infiltration test for pervious concrete, which has been successfully used for porous asphalt and PICP.

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  • https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784413197.008
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  • © 2013 American Society of Civil Engineers
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

  1801 Alexander Bell Drive
  Reston, VA  United States  20191-4400
• Authors:
  • Smith, David R
  • Hein, David K
• Conference:
  • Second Conference on Green Streets, Highways, and Development
  • Location: Austin Texas, United States
  • Date: 2013-11-3 to 2013-11-6
• Publication Date: 2013-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: pp 89-105
• Monograph Title: Green Streets, Highways, and Development 2013: Advancing the Practice

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete pavements; Design standards; Flexible pavements; Guidelines; Hydrology; Infiltration; Interlocking aggregates; Standards; Structural design; Subgrade (Pavements)
• Identifier Terms: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; American Society of Civil Engineers
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I32: Concrete;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01499930
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9780784413197
• Files: TRIS, ASCE
• Created Date: Nov 25 2013 10:00AM