Analysis and Design of Pavement Surface Mixtures for Traffic Noise Reduction

The objective of this project is to analyze the relationship between mixture design variables and acoustic performance of pavement surface and to develop a design procedure or guideline for pavement surface mixtures that considers not only conventional functions (e.g., friction and permeability) but also noise reduction. The focus of the project is to examine the current designs of open-graded friction course (OGFC) mixtures, which are widely applied on highways in some states such as Florida, to see what adjustments may be made to improve their acoustic performance. The research team will perform literature review on the state-of-art of research on quiet pavements, investigate the relationship between mixture design variables (primarily aggregate gradation, shape, and air-void content) and mixture acoustic performance based on data collected from the literature and numerical analysis, and develop design recommendations for pavement surface mixtures for improved acoustic performance.

• Record URL:
  http://ctech.cee.cornell.edu/research/project-descriptions/

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $120000
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3551747119

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  USDOT/OST-R

  Washington DC,   United States 
• Project Managers:

  Kline, Robin

• Performing Organizations:

  University of South Florida, Tampa

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  4202 E. Flowler Avenue, ENB 118
  Tampa, FL  United States  33620-5350
• Principal Investigators:

  Lu, Qing

  Gunaratne, Manjriker

• Start Date: 20191001
• Expected Completion Date: 20210331
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acoustics; Friction course; Literature reviews; Mix design; Numerical analysis; Pavement performance; Recommendations; Tire/pavement noise
• Subject Areas: Construction; Design; Environment; Highways; Materials; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01714328
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Center for Transportation, Environment, and Community Health
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551747119
• Files: UTC, RiP
• Created Date: Aug 20 2019 12:57PM