Computer-Based Guidelines for Concrete Pavements - HIPERPAV III

HIPERPAV (HIgh PERformance concrete PAVing) is a comprehensive, yet user-friendly software program which incorporate a set of guidelines for the proper selection of design and construction variable to minimize early-damage to concrete pavement. The objectives of this research project are to enhance the moisture transport modeling in the HIPERPAV software, and to add additional software features in order to further improve the software program. The moisture model study primarily covers the following content: 1) Literature review and evaluation of moisture transport models for concrete materials and pavements; 2) Development of a moisture transport model; 3) Mathematical solution for the moisture transport model using the one-dimensional finite difference method; 4) Programming of the moisture transport model using FORTRAN® and VBA® coding; 5) Sensitivity analysis of the effects of model parameters, environmental and construction conditions on the moisture transport, and critical stresses and strengths; 6) Validation of the moisture transport model: 7) Incorporation of the moisture transport model into the HIPERPAV software.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $163064.00
• Contract Numbers:

  DTFH61-06-C-00042

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Faridazar, Fred

• Performing Organizations:

  Transtec Group

  6111 Balcones Drive
  Austin, TX  United States  78731
• Principal Investigators:

  Ruiz, Mauricio

• Start Date: 20060913
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20090114
• Source Data: RiP Project 5293

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Computer aided design; Concrete pavements; Cracking of concrete pavements; Guidelines; Performance evaluations; Research projects
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Highways; Pavements; Research; I30: Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01463189
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Contract Numbers: DTFH61-06-C-00042
• Files: RIP, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 2:18PM