FAST TRACK PAVING: MEETING THE NEED FOR EARLY USE OF PAVEMENT. PROCEEDINGS, 4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONCRETE PAVEMENT DESIGN AND REHABILITATION, PURDUE UNIVERSITY, APRIL 18-20, 1989

Fast Track is the name that has been given to a technique that permits Portland cement concrete pavements to be opened to traffic in a day or less. The method has been developed and used in the state of Iowa to minimize the time that a roadway is denied to traffic because of the placement of new pavement. Through the proper selection of cement type, mix design and curing conditions, it has been possible to achieve beam flexural strengths in excess of 400 psi in 12 hours. The Iowa Department of Transportation considers 350 psi the minimum flexural strength necessary to open a pavement to traffic. The Fast Track paving technique was first used on several demonstration projects in 1986. In 1987, the technique was used for nine additional projects where there was a need to open the roadway to traffic as soon as possible or to facilitate subsequent paving operations. This paper discusses the development effort, mix design, construction techniques, and pavement performance for several projects. Fast Track paving offers an attractive solution to private owners and governments who cannot allow a roadway to be closed to traffic for a significant period of time.

• Corporate Authors:

  Purdue University

  School of Civil Engineering, 550 Stadium Mall Drive
  West Lafeyette, IN  United States  47907

  Federal Highway Administration

  Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, 6300 Georgetown Pike
  McLean, VA  United States  22101
• Authors:
  • Chase, G W
  • Lane, J
  • Smith, G
• Publication Date: 1989-4

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 579-585
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Purdue University
  • Publisher: Purdue University

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete pavements; Construction management; Demonstration projects; Flexural strength; Mix design; Pavement design; Pavement performance; Paving
• Old TRIS Terms: Timing saving methods
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Highways; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00486366
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-89-208, 3C1B1144
• Contract Numbers: DTFH61-87-C-00140
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 31 1989 12:00AM