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https://doi.org/10.3141/1778-06

http://scholar.google.com...hoff&publication_year=2001

The design and performance of concrete pavement test sections constructed in Wisconsin in the summer of 1997 to validate the constructability and potential cost-effectiveness of alternative concrete pavement designs incorporating variable dowel strategies and slab thicknesses are described. To reduce the number of dowel bars across the transverse joints and remain consistent with dowel bar installation equipment currently used within the state, four alternative dowel patterns were examined. Test sections were constructed with alternative dowel materials including fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite dowels, solid stainless steel dowels, and hollow core mortar-filled stainless steel dowels as well as a variable slab thickness. Post construction monitoring including deflection testing, joint distress surveys, and ride quality surveys have been done. Observed joint distress including minor spalling, chipping, and fraying is mainly due to joint saw cut operations. No transverse joint faulting or slab cracking has been observed. Deflection testing to date indicated general uniformity of foundation support in all test sections. Deflection testing has also been done across transverse joints to quantify deflection load transfer efficiency. Joint tests in the fall of 1997 and 1998 indicated reduced load transfer efficiencies in all test sections compared with control sections, most notably in the FRP composite dowel test sections and the placement alternative with three dowels in each wheelpath. Ride quality surveys indicated general uniformity among sections.

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1778, Design and Rehabilitation of Pavements 2001.

English

p. 43-53

2001

Transportation Research Record

0309072425

Figures (5) ; References (1) ; Tables (8)

Concrete pavements; Cost effectiveness; Deflection tests; Dowels (Fasteners); Fiber reinforced plastics; Load transfer; Pavement design; Pavement distress; Pavement joints; Pavement performance; Ride quality; Road construction; Slabs; Stainless steel; Test sections; Thickness; Transverse joints

Dowel pattern; Mortar-filled stainless steel

Wisconsin

Design; Highways; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces

TRIS, TRB

Feb 8 2002 12:00AM

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