PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENT REHABILITATION IN WASHINGTON STATE: CASE STUDY

Washington, like other states, is nearing the completion of the Interstate highway construction program. The pavement design period for this system was only 20 years, and Washington, like all states, is experiencing the need to rehabilitate the pavements constructed in the early years of the Interstate program. A large and ever-increasing proportion of the Interstate system is beyond the design age of 20 years. As of 1993 more than 50% (approximately 1,680 lane-km) of all Interstate portland cement concrete (PCC) pavements in Washington State have been in service for 20 or more years. Because of budgeting constraints and user impacts the proper fix to the aging and distressed PCC pavements is not completely obvious. Total reconstruction is costly, successful and documented PCC pavement rehabilitation techniques are few, and all alternatives will result in delays to users of the facility. A general overview of the PCC pavement performance in Washington State is provided. In addition, the construction, analysis, and initial performance of a PCC pavement rehabilitation project that involves the use of retrofitted dowel bars, a tied concrete shoulder, and pavement grinding are discussed. The project was initiated to determine the effectiveness of these methods on the rehabilitation of PCC pavements in Washington. The outcome of the project will determine the viability of using these options for future rehabilitation projects in the state.

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• Authors:
  • Pierce, Linda M
• Publication Date: 1994

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 189-198
• Monograph Title: Design and rehabilitation of pavements
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1449
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Concrete pavements; Dowels (Fasteners); Driver rehabilitation; Grinding; Maintenance; Maintenance management; Needs assessment; Pavement performance; Retrofitting
• Identifier Terms: Interstate Highway System
• Uncontrolled Terms: Rehabilitation
• Geographic Terms: Washington (State)
• Old TRIS Terms: Dowels; Tied concrete shoulders
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00676546
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309060567
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Apr 10 1995 12:00AM