01373838

Component

https://doi.org/10.3141/2306-21

http://scholar.google.com...ield&publication_year=2012

The next-generation concrete surface (NGCS) is the first concrete texture to be introduced in the past 20 to 30 years. NGCS was conceived as a manufactured texture whose properties were more consistent and predictable and is the quietest nonporous concrete texture developed to date. At the time of construction, the NGCS typically had a noise level of 99 dBA and has had a range of up to 101 dBA over time. Although the NGCS has been in service only 3 years, it is under evaluation at 14 locations in nine states. Data for both noise and friction suggest that the NGCS is performing as intended. The large land surface and the grooves appear to provide the advantage of accident reduction in wet weather. NGCS construction properties provide the platform for a renewable surface called the NGCS LITE.

01472279

12-4552

English

pp 180–187

2012

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

9780309263016

Print

Figures; Photos; References; Tables

Concrete pavements; Friction tests; Pavement performance; Sound level; Surface texture tests; Texture; Wet weather

Next Generation Concrete Surface Program

Accident mitigation

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

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Feb 8 2012 5:25PM

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• Assessment of Tire Noise on Concrete Pavement in California Highways
• Determination of Critical Bending Stresses in Portland Cement Concrete Layer with Asphalt Overlay
• Determination of Pavement Macrotexture Limit for Use in International Friction Index Model
• Determining Timing of Overlay on Cold In-Place Recycling Layer: Development of New Tool Based on Moisture Loss Index and In Situ Stiffness
• Development of Design Procedure to Predict Asphalt Pavement Skid Resistance
• Evaluation of Ultrasonic Technique for Detecting Delamination in Asphalt Pavements
• Falling Weight Deflectometer Joint Load Tests Used for Direct Calculation of Pavement Joint Stiffness
• Harmonization of Texture and Friction Measurements on Florida’s Open-Graded and Dense-Graded Pavements
• Highlighting Dynamically Loaded Pavement Sections with Profile Indices
• In-Place Pavement Recycling on I-81 in Virginia
• Influence of Tire–Pavement Stress Distribution, Shape, and Braking on Performance Predictions for Asphalt Pavement
• Limits of Agreement Method for Comparison of Pavement Friction Measurement
• Mechanistic Approach to Pavement–Vehicle Interaction and Its Impact on Life-Cycle Assessment
• Precision of Florida Methods for Automated and Manual Faulting Measurements
• Preservation Strategies for Concrete Pavement Network of Washington State Department of Transportation
• Preservation Strategies for Flexible Pavement Network of Washington State Department of Transportation
• Ridge-to-Valley Depth Measured with Road Profiler to Control Micromilled Pavement Textures for Super-Thin Resurfacing on I-95
• Selection Guidelines for In-Place Recycling Projects
• Short-Term Performance of Plant-Mixed Warm Stone Mastic Asphalt: Laboratory Testing and Field Evaluation
• Ten-Year Performance of Full-Depth Reclamation with Expanded Asphalt Stabilization on Trans-Canada Highway, Ontario, Canada