COMMON CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD AND POORLY PERFORMING PCC PAVEMENTS

This report documents the analysis and findings of a study to identify the site conditions and design/construction features of concrete pavements (JPCP, JRCP, CRCP) that lead to good performance and those that lead to poor performance. Data from Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) test sections were used along with findings from previous and ongoing analyses of LTPP data. As there were no known criteria for identifying performance expectations over time as good, normal, or poor, a group of experts was convened to establish criteria. Separate criteria were developed for performance in roughness (IRI), joint faulting, transverse cracking, and localized failures (CRCP). Many significant site conditions and design/construction features were identified that lead to good and poor performance. The site conditions (traffic, climate, and subgrade) cannot be controlled by the designer, however, steps can be taken to mitigate their effects. Several design and construction features can be controlled or specified by the highway agency and these should be given careful consideration. Knowledge about the design features identified as being critical to concrete pavement performance will contribute to improved guidelines for the design and construction of long-lived PCC pavements.

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• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/13622
• 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:
  • Khazanovich, L
  • Darter, M
  • Bartlett, R
  • McPeak, T
• Publication Date: 1998-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 204 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete pavements; Continuously reinforced concrete pavements; Faulting; Pavement design; Pavement joints; Pavement performance; Roughness; Transverse cracking
• Identifier Terms: International Roughness Index; Long-Term Pavement Performance Program
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00760483
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-97-131,, Final Report,, C6B
• Contract Numbers: DTFH61-96-C-00003
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 17 1999 12:00AM