DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF PCC PAVEMENTS, VOLUME I: SUMMARY OF DESIGN FEATURES AND CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES THAT INFLUENCE PERFORMANCE OF PAVEMENTS

A study has been conducted to evaluate and analyze portland cement concrete (PCC) pavements in order to develop recommendations for the design and construction of long-lived concrete pavements. It involved a detailed evaluation and analysis of the PCC pavement data in the Long Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) database using a variety of means to determine the beneficial effects of design features and construction practices on long-term performance. Emphasis was placed on identifying those specific design features that can be included during design to improve the performance of PCC pavements under various combinations of environmental and traffic loading conditions, and for different subgrade support conditions. The study focused on the development of practical recommendations that can be easily implemented by highway agencies to increase pavement life. This volume provides a concise summary of the results that were obtained from the study. It includes an overview of the engineering and statistical analyses that were conducted and presents results that can be used by State highway agencies to obtain high-performance PCC pavements. Implementation of the recommendations will increase the reliability of PCC pavements.

• Record URL:
  • https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/infrastructure/pavements/pccp/98052/98052.pdf
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• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/15503
• Corporate Authors:

  ERES Consultants, Incorporated

  P.O. Box 1003
  Champaign, IL  United States  61820

  Federal Highway Administration

  Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, 6300 Georgetown Pike
  McLean, VA  United States  22101
• Authors:
  • Owusu-Antwi, E B
  • Titus-Glover, L
  • Darter, M I
• Publication Date: 1998-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 92 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete pavements; Construction management; Databases; Design; Pavement design; Pavement performance; Pavements; Paving; Service life
• Identifier Terms: Long-Term Pavement Performance Program
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design features
• Old TRIS Terms: Pavement life
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Highways; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00748806
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-98-052, Final Report
• Contract Numbers: DTFH61-94-C-00218
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: May 26 1998 12:00AM