Application of Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Approach into RCC Pavement Thickness Design

The objectives of this research are to investigate factors that may impact roller compacted concrete (RCC) pavement performance, including, but not limited to, construction practices, mix design proportioning, joint spacing, cracking mechanism and combined temperature and loading effects; quantify the impact of different axle load magnitude on RCC pavement damage in term of fatigue cracking and load equivalent factors; evaluate the cracking mechanism and joint performance of RCC pavement relative to the performance of thin (less than 8 inch thickness) RCC pavements over different stabilized base material; develop representative performance prediction curves suitable for use in an RCC thickness design procedure; and develop an M-E RCC pavement thickness design procedure for the LADOTD and compare the actual versus predicted RCC pavement performance using the developed design procedure.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $319896
• Contract Numbers:

  19-1P

  1000271

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Highway Administration

  5304 Flanders Drive, Suite A
  Baton Rouge, LA  United States  70808
• Managing Organizations:

  Louisiana Department of Transportation

  P.O. Box 94245
  1201 Capitol Access Road
  Baton Rouge, LA  United States  70804-9245

  Louisiana Transportation Research Center

  4101 Gourrier Avenue
  Baton Rouge, LA  United States  70808
• Project Managers:

  Zhang, Zhongjie

• Performing Organizations:

  Louisiana Transportation Research Center

  4101 Gourrier Avenue
  Baton Rouge, LA  United States  70808
• Principal Investigators:

  Wu, Zhong

• Start Date: 20180601
• Expected Completion Date: 20220531
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Axle load force; Construction management; Mechanistic-empirical pavement design; Mix design; Pavement performance; Roller compacted concrete pavements; Thickness
• Identifier Terms: Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01669409
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Louisiana Transportation Research Center
• Contract Numbers: 19-1P, 1000271
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: May 21 2018 9:27AM