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: $3856750
• Contract Numbers:

  TPF-5(469)

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Mississippi Department of Transportation

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

  Texas Department of Transportation

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

  Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

  200 Mero Street
  Frankfort, KY  United States  40622
• Project Managers:

  Clifton, Virgil

• Start Date: 20201217
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accelerated tests; Additives; Calibration; Field studies; Pavement performance; Performance tests; Structural analysis; Test tracks; Thickness; Traffic loads; Validation
• 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
• Created Date: Nov 24 2020 3:05PM