Development of Performance Curves for Composite Pavements in PMS
Due to their high performance, composite pavements have been used by highway agencies as a cost-effective alternative for high traffic volume roadways. In the North Carolina Department of Transportation Pavement Management System (NCDOT PMS), however, a function to allow engineers to select the composite pavement as the best pavement alternative for a particular project is lacking. The reason is that, historically, composite pavements have been classified as conventional asphalt pavements in North Carolina, even though these two types of pavements probably perform differently. This study will be conducted to address this issue. Researchers will identify composite pavement sections in the PMS, develop distress models and performance models for composite roadway families, and determine threshold values that can trigger appropriate treatments. The findings of this study will enable researchers to build a composite pavement branch that can be added to the existing decision trees. This new branch, together with the existing asphalt and jointed concrete pavement (JCP) branches, will provide engineers with a wider selection of pavement types and allow them to recommend appropriate treatments for maintenance and rehabilitation activities.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $ 238930
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Contract Numbers:
RP 2016-02
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Sponsor Organizations:
North Carolina Department of Transportation
Research and Development
1549 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC United States 27699-1549 -
Project Managers:
Kadibhai, Mustansir
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Performing Organizations:
University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Department of Engineering Technology
9201 University City Boulevard
Charlotte, NC United States 28233 -
Principal Investigators:
Chen, Don
Nicholas, Thomas
Sherlock, Barry
- Start Date: 20150801
- Expected Completion Date: 20170731
- Actual Completion Date: 0
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Asphalt pavements; Composite pavements; Cost effectiveness; Decision trees; Maintenance; Pavement distress; Pavement management systems; Rehabilitation (Maintenance)
- Geographic Terms: North Carolina
- Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01582665
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: North Carolina Department of Transportation
- Contract Numbers: RP 2016-02
- Files: RiP, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Dec 2 2015 1:43PM