PAVEMENT THICKNESS DESIGN FOR NO-FINES CONCRETE PARKING LOTS
A uniformly graded coarse aggregate and a cement-water paste comprise no-fines concrete. No-fines concrete is beneficial in areas that receive frequent or excessive rainfall because of its excellent drainage properties. This paper discusses thickness design of no-fines concrete parking lot pavements. Based on its engineering properties, traffic conditions, and subgrade characteristics, a determination about thickness of no-fines concrete pavements is made. Two design procedures were used for the thickness evaluation of no-fines concrete parking lots--American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and Port Cement Association (PCA). Laboratory results indicate that if proper proportioning and densification occurs, no-fines concrete can be successfully employed as a surface paving material for parking lots. The thickness design tables reveal that the PCA design procedure is more appropriate for thinner pavements, while AASHTO yields a more conservative outcome for thicker pavements. Both design methods offered similar thickness results for intermediate traffic categories.
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Corporate Authors:
American Society of Civil Engineers
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Authors:
- GHAFOORI, N
- Dutta, S
- Publication Date: 1995-11
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 476-484
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Serial:
- Journal of Transportation Engineering
- Volume: 121
- Issue Number: 6
- Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
- ISSN: 0733-947X
- Serial URL: https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jtepbs
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Admixtures; Concrete; Densification; Drainage; Evaluation; Fines (Materials); Parking lots; Pavement design; Pavements; Proportioning; Specifications; Thickness
- Uncontrolled Terms: Pavement thickness; Requirements
- Old TRIS Terms: No-fines concrete
- Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Pavements; Terminals and Facilities; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00712760
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, ATRI
- Created Date: Oct 25 1995 12:00AM