Performance Evaluation of Arizona’s LTPP SPS‐6 Project: Strategic Study of Rehabilitation Techniques

As part of the Long Term Pavement Performance (LTTP) Program, the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) constructed 19 Specific Pavement Studies 6 (SPS-6) test sections on Interstate 40 near Flagstaff. The SPS-6 project studied the effect of specific rehabilitation treatments on jointed portland cement concrete pavement (JPCP) performance. The test sections had various JPCP surface preparations, including crack and seat, minimum and maximum restoration, rubblization, asphalt concrete (AC) with fabric, and asphalt rubber with conventional AC. Opened to traffic in 1991, the project was monitored at regular intervals until 2002. Surface distress, profile, and deflection data collected throughout the life of the pavement were used to evaluate the performance of various flexible pavement design features, layer configurations, and thickness. This report documents the analyses conducted as well as practical findings and lessons learned that will be of interest to ADOT.

• Record URL:
  http://apps.azdot.gov/ADOTLibrary/publications/project_reports/PDF/AZ396(6).pdf
• Corporate Authors:

  Nichols Consulting Engineers

  1885 S. Arlington Avenue
  Suite 111
  Reno, NV  United States  89509

  University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute

  2901 Baxter Road
  Ann Arbor, MI  United States  48109-2150

  Kathleen T. Hall Consulting

  1271 Huntington Drive South
  Mundeleine, IL  United States  60060

  Arizona Department of Transportation

  206 South 17th Avenue
  Phoenix, AZ  United States  85007

  Federal Highway Administration

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  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Puccinelli, Jason
  • Karamihas, Steven M
  • Hall, Kathleen T
  • Senn, Kevin
• Publication Date: 2013-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 192p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Pavement distress; Pavement performance; Portland cement concrete; Rehabilitation; Test sections
• Identifier Terms: Long-Term Pavement Performance Program; Specific Pavement Studies (LTPP)
• Geographic Terms: Arizona
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01496793
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA‐AZ‐13‐396(6) , SPR 396-6
• Contract Numbers: SPR 000‐1(147) 396 
• Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Oct 28 2013 9:47AM