NTL Record

Title Design of Zero-Maintenance Plain Jointed Concrete Pavement, Vol. I - Development of Design Procedures
Record ID 57387
Personal Name
Creator
Darter, Michael I.
Corporate Creator University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dept. of Civil Engineering
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Federal Highway Administration
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation; United States. Federal HIghway Administration. Office of Research and Development
Publication Date 19770608
Language English
Abstract Comprehensive procedures for the structural design of "zero-maintenance" plain jointed concrete pavements for heavily trafficked roadways are development. The term "zero-maintenance" refers to the structural adequacy of the pavement lanes and shoulder. Thus, a "zero-maintenance" pavement would not require maintenance such as patching, joint repair, crack repair, grinding, and overlays. The design procedures are based upon results from long-term field studies, comprehensive mechanistic analyses, and laboratory studies. Both a serviceability-performance analysis and a concrete fatigue analysis are used in the structural design. Procedures are developed for designing the concrete slab, subbase, shoulders, joints and subsurface drainage. Example designs are included with sensitivity and incremental cost analyses. A computer program, JCP-1, was written to assist in the design calculations.
Rosap ID dot:30021
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/30021
TRT Terms Analysis; Computer programs; Concrete pavements; Costs; Mechanical fatigue; Pavement design; Pavement performance; Subsurface drainage; Zero maintenance systems
Geographical
Coverage
United States
Contract Number DOT-FH-11-8474
Report Number FHWA-RD-77-111
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/57000/57300/57387/designofzeromai00dart.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository