NTL Record

Title Mechanistic Evaluation of Test Data From LTPP Jointed Concrete Pavement Test Sections
Record ID 66343
Personal Name
Creator
Jiang, Y. Jane; Tayabji, Shiraz D.; Wu, Chung
Personal Name
Contributor
Richter, Cheryl Allen
Corporate Creator ERES Consultants, Inc.
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research and Development; Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
Publisher United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology
Publication Date 19980601
Language English
Abstract This study was conducted to assess how well some of the existing concrete pavement mechanistic-empirical based distress prediction procedures performed when used in conjunction with the data being collected as part of the national Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) program. As part of the study, appropriate data were obtained from the National Information Management System (NIMS) for the GPS-3 and GPS-4 experiments. Structural analysis was performed for up to 140 axle load configurations for the selected test sections. Then, ILLICON and the Portland Cement Association (PCA) procedures were used to predict fatigue cracking and joint faulting damage, respectively. The computed results were compared with observed values. This study has shown that, even given the many current limitations in the LTPP database, the LTPP data can be used successfully to develop better insight into pavement behavior and to improve pavement performance.
Rosap ID dot:40385
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40385
TRT Terms Concrete pavements; Pavement performance; Fatigue cracking; Joint construction; Mechanistic-empirical pavement design
Geographical
Coverage
United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
765978
Contract Number DTFH61-95-C-00028
Report Number FHWA-RD-98-094
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/66000/66300/66343/FHWA-RD-98-094.pdf
Alternative URL https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/infrastructure/pavements/ltpp/98094/; https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/infrastructure/pavements/ltpp/98094/98094.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository