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Title:

ROLLER-COMPACTED CONCRETE PAVEMENT AT PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Accession Number:

00474224

Record Type:

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Abstract:

Presented are the owner's and the consultant's perspectives on the development, design, and evaluation of key issues involved with construction of a roller-compacted concrete (RCC) pavement at Portland International Airport, Portland, Oregon. RCC has been used in the past for pavements that support heavy wheel loads, but this parking apron is the first use of it as a surface pavement for commercial jet aircraft in the United States. The loading conditions and other factors that led to the selection of RCC as an alternative to conventional asphalt-concrete (AC) pavement are discussed. Federal Aviation Administration methodology was used to develop pavement sections for both RCC and AC pavements. Specifications were developed to improve surface tolerances, smoothness, and joint control, and a method was devised to test field density. Bids were accepted for both alternatives and the six low bidders offered the RCC option at a lower cost than the AC option. The lowest RCC bid was 32 percent under the lowest AC bid.

Supplemental Notes:

Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on on Soil-Portland Cement Stabilization. and on Rigid Pavement Construction and Rehabilitation. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved

Monograph Accession #:

01418772

Authors:

Abrams, John M
Jacksha, Jerry L
Norton, Robert L
Irvine, David J

Pagination:

pp 20-24

Publication Date:

1986

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1062
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0309040566

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Figures (2) ; References (4) ; Tables (2)

Old TRIS Terms:

Subject Areas:

Construction; Highways; Materials; Pavements; I32: Concrete; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Oct 31 1987 12:00AM

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