Accelerated Performance Testing on the 2021 NCAT Pavement Test Track with MnROAD Research Partnership

The primary objectives of the pooled fund project described herein will be: (1) Constructing experimental pavements on the existing 1.7-mile NCAT test oval and the MnROAD mainline bypass that are representative of in-service roadways on the open transportation infrastructure; (2) Applying accelerated performance truck traffic after construction for the duration of the 3-year research cycle; (3) Assessing/comparing the functional and structural field performance of trafficked sections on a regular basis via surface and subsurface measures; (4) Validating/calibrating new and existing methodologies for analysis and design using pavement surface condition, pavement load response, precise traffic and environmental logging, and cumulative damage; (5) Correlating field results with laboratory data for both mix and structural performance; and (6) Answering practical questions posed by research sponsors through formal (i.e., reports and technical papers) and informal (e.g., one-on-one responses to sponsor inquiries) technology transfer. For example, can pavement thickness be reduced as a result of the addition of premium mix additives, and if so does the thickness reduction offset the additional cost of construction?

• Record URL:
  http://www.pooledfund.org/Details/Study/696

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Programmed
• Funding: $11576748
• Contract Numbers:

  TPF-5(469)

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Georgia Department of Transportation

  600 West Peachtree Rd
  Atlanta, GA  United States  30308

  Mississippi Department of Transportation

  P.O. Box 1850
  Jackson, MS  United States  39215-1850

  Texas Department of Transportation

  125 E. 11th Street
  Austin, TX  United States  78701-2483

  Tennessee Department of Transportation

  James K. Polk Building
  Fifth and Deaderick Street
  Nashville, TN  United States  37243-0349

  South Carolina Department of Transportation

  955 Park Street
  P.O. Box 191
  Columbia, SC  United States  29202-0191

  Oklahoma Transportation

  200 NE 21st Street
  Oklahoma City, OK  United States  73105

  North Carolina Department of Transportation

  P.O. Box 25201
  1 South Wilmington Street
  Raleigh, NC  United States  27611

  Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

  200 Mero Street
  Frankfort, KY  United States  40622

  Florida Department of Transportation

  Research Center
  605 Suwannee Street MS-30
  Tallahassee, FL  United States  32399-0450

  Alabama Department of Transportation

  1409 Coliseum Blvd.
  Montgomery, AL  United States  36130
• Project Managers:

  Clifton, Virgil

• Start Date: 20210301
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accelerated tests; Additives; Calibration; Field studies; Pavement performance; Pavements; Performance tests; Structural analysis; Test tracks; Thickness; Traffic loads; Truck traffic; Validation
• Identifier Terms: Minnesota Road Research Project (MnROAD); National Center for Asphalt Technology
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01759053
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Contract Numbers: TPF-5(469)
• Files: RiP, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Nov 24 2020 3:05PM