01024474

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https://doi.org/10.3141/1947-01

http://scholar.google.com...land&publication_year=2006

The research described here was conducted as a part of NCHRP Project 20-50 (10&16), LTPP (Long-Term Pavement Performance) Data Analysis: Influence of Design and Construction Features on the Response and Performance of New Flexible and Rigid Pavements. The relative effects of various design and site factors on the performance of jointed plain concrete (JPC) pavements are presented. The data used in this study were primarily drawn from Release 17 of DataPave. The Specific Pavement Study (SPS) 2 experiment was designed to investigate the effects of portland cement concrete (PCC) slab thickness, base type, drainage, PCC flexural strength, and slab width on the performance of JPC pavements. On the basis of the statistical analysis of 167 test sections, ranging in age from 5 to 12 years, it was concluded that base type was the most critical design factor affecting performance in terms of cracking and roughness as measured by the international roughness index. Pavement sections with a permeable asphalt-treated base and in-pavement drainage performed better than those with a dense-graded aggregate base or a lean concrete base. PCC slab thickness also played an important role in improving the cracking performance of the pavements. PCC flexural strength and slab width have only marginal effects on performance at this time.

01031683

English

pp 3-14

2006

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

0309099552

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Figures (4) ; References (16) ; Tables (5)

Base course (Pavements); Concrete pavements; Drainage; Flexural strength; Pavement cracking; Pavement performance; Portland cement concrete; Rigid pavements; Roughness; Slabs; Test sections; Thickness; Width

International Roughness Index; Long-Term Pavement Performance Program; Specific Pavement Studies (LTPP)

Asphalt treated permeable base

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

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Mar 3 2006 10:20AM

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