MD Track 1:
Performance-Based Concrete Pavement Mix Design System
Goals
The goal of this track is to develop and deliver integrated tools and techniques for specifying, proportioning, and constructing concrete mixtures that meet the combined needs of owners and contractors: constructible, long lasting, sustainable, cost-efficient, and verifiable concrete mixtures for pavements. This topic is important because today's materials for concrete mixtures are changing rapidly as environmental, cost, and performance constraints become more stringent.
Activities to Date
- FHWA is identifying improvements needed to enhance, coordinate, and simplify user interface(s) for mix design models (e.g., HIPERPAV, M-E PDG, COMPASS).
- State DOTs are ensuring that critical new tests are implementation-ready (e.g., calorimetry heat signature equipment and procedures, coefficient of thermal expansion equipment, air-void analyzer equipment and testing procedure).
- Industry, led by the American Concrete Pavement Association, is developing a comprehensive mix design manual that incorporates up-to-date modeling and testing information compiled by FHWA and state DOTs.
Publications
- Framing report for Track 1: Performance-Based Mix Design System
- Mix Track Technical Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes, February 13, 2009
- Mix Track Pooled Fund Technical Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes, June 3, 2009
Current projects
- Materials and Mix Optimization Procedures for PCC Pavements
- The Effects of Higher Strength and Associated Concrete Properties on Pavement Performance
- Guidelines for the Use of Fly Ash and Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag Bends in Concrete Pavement
- FHWA CPTP Task 56-A - Development of Standard Test for Concrete Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
- Effect of Moisture Content on Thermal Coefficient of Expansion of Concrete
- Mixture Testing and Analysis Manual
- FHWA CPTP Task 4 - Tests or Standards to Identify Compatible Combinations of Individually Acceptable Concrete Materials
- Role of Dirty Aggregates in the Performance of Concrete Exposed to Airfield Pavement Deicer
- Mix Design Development for Pervious Concrete in Cold Weather Climates
- Synthesis on Lightweight Aggregate to Reduce Tire-Pavement Noise
- NCHRP 18-04B - Durability of "Early-Opening-to-Traffic" Portland Cement Concrete for Pavement Rehabilitation
- Deicer Scaling Resistance of Concrete Pavements, Bridge Decks, and Other Structures Containing Slag Cement
- Utilization of Indigenous Coarse Sands to Optimize the Void Ratio in Concrete Mixtures
- Self-Consolidating Concrete - Applications for Slip Form Paving, Phase 1
- Evaluation of Emerging Laboratory Equipment and Test Procedures
- Investigation of the Long-Term Effects of Magnesium Chloride and Other Concentrated Salt Solutions on Pavement and Structural Portland Cement Concrete
- Testing Iowa Portland Cement Concrete Mixtures for the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide
- FHWA CPTP Task 51 - Mobile Concrete Laboratory
- Performance of Concrete in the Presence of Airfield Pavement Deicers and Identification of Induced Distress Mechanisms
- Entrained Air Void System in Concrete Structure and Pavements
- Effects of Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag in Portland Cement Concrete - Expanded Study
- Modulus of Elasticity, Creep and Shrinkage of Concrete - Phase II
- NCHRP 18-13 - Specifications and Protocols for Acceptance Tests of Fly Ash Used in Highway Concrete
- Highway Uses of Crushed Concrete materials
- "FHWA CPTP Task 56-C - Freeze-Thaw Durability of Concrete With Marginal Entrained Air Content"
- CPTP Equipment Loan Program
- Effects on Freeze-Thaw Durability of Concrete Containing HRWR (High Range Water Reducers)
- Modeling and Software Assessment: State of Practice and Future Advancement
- Effect of Magnesium Chloride on PCC Pavement and Structures
- Larger Sized Coarse Aggregate in Portland Cement Concrete Pavement and Structures
- NCHRP 18-05 - Relationship of Portland Cement Characteristics to Concrete Durability
- Lithium Admixtures And Early Age Properties of Production Concrete
- FHWA Task 56-B - Concrete Mixture Optimization Using Statistical Mixture Methods
- Field Evaluation, Coordination, Training, and Outreach
- Integrated Materials and Construction Practices for Concrete Pavement: A State-of-the-Practice Manual
- Hardened Air in Concrete Roadway Pavements and Structure
- The thermal and radiative characteristics of concrete pavements in mitigating urban heat island effects
- "FHWA CPTP Task 56-E - Variation of Shrinkage Potential of Portland Cement Concrete"
- Washington State 50 Year PCCP Design and Construction
- NCHRP 04-30A - Test Methods for Characterizing Aggregate Shape, Texture, and Angularity
- Blast Furnace Slag and Fly Ash Additives
- Material Thermal Input for Iowa Materials for the Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide
- Rapid Portland Cement Concrete Pavement Construction and Long-Term Performance
- Utilization of Maturity Meters for Concrete Quality Assurance
- Improving Variability and Precision of AVA Test Results and Developing Rational Specification Limits
- Evaluation of High Performance Concrete Pavements
- Material and Construction Optimization for Prevention of Premature Pavement Distress in PCC Pavements, Phase III
- Calibration of the 2002 AASHTO Pavement Design Guide for MN PCC/HMA Pavement
- Evaluation of an Experiment Portland Cement Concrete Pavement Project
- A Methodology for Mixture Proportioning for Internal Curing
- National Training for Integrating Materials and Construction Practices in Concrete Pavements: A State-of-the-Practice Manual
- Framework for Mixture Design and Analysis Track Research
- Economical Concrete Mix Designs Utilizing Blended Cements, Performance Based Specifications, and Rational Pay Factors
- Using Maturity Testing for Airfield Concrete Pavement Construction and Repair
- Material and Construction Optimization for Prevention of Premature Pavement Distress in PCC Pavements, Phases I & II
- Material and Construction Optimization for Prevention of Premature Distress in Portland Cement Concrete Pavement
- Design and Control of Concrete Pavement Mixtures Manual
- FHWA CPTP Task 56-F - Evaluation of the Workability Test and the Workability of Concrete Paving Mixtures
- NCHRP 18-09A - Guidelines for Reducing Premature Deterioration of Hydraulic Cement Concrete Pavements: Background and Research Plan
- "FHWA CPTP Task 57 - Computer-Based Guidelines for Concrete Pavements (HIPERPAV II)"
- Impact, Cause, and Remedies for CRCP Cracking
- "FHWA CPTP Task 56-D - Development of Alkali-Silica Reactivity Mix-Specific Test Method"
- Simple and Rapid Test for Monitoring the Heat Evolution of Concrete Mixtures for Laboratory and Field Applications, Phase II
- "FHWA CPTP Task 64 - Computer-Based Guidelines for Job-Specific Optimization of Paving Concrete (Also C3.2.1)"
- FHWA CPTP Task 65 - Technology Transfer, Deployment and Delivery for the Concrete Pavement Technology Program (CPTP)
- Investigation of Concrete Properties to Support Implementation of the New AASHTO Pavement Design Guide
- "FHWA CPTP Task 64 - Computer-Based Guidelines for Job-Specific Optimization of Paving Concrete (Also C3.1.1)"
- Optimizing Concrete Mix Designs to Produce Cost Effective Paving Mixes
- Detection, Analysis, and Treatment of Materials-Related Distresses in PCCP
- ACI 211 Modifications
- Improving PCC Mix Consistency and Production by Mixing Improvements
- Inputs of Portland Cement Concrete Parameters Needed for the Design of New and Rehabilitated Pavements in Mississippi
- Virtual Cement and Concrete Testing Laboratory
- Evaluation of Methods for Characterizing Air Void Systems in Wisconsin Paving Concrete
Subtracks
- Subtrack 1: PCC Mix Design Development and Integration
- Subtrack 2: PCC Mix Design Laboratory Testing and Equipment
- Subtrack 3: PCC Mix Design Modeling
- Subtrack 4: PCC Mix Design Evaluation and Implementation
People involved
Track Coordinator:
Peter Taylor, National Concrete Pavement Technology Center, ptaylor@iastate.edu, (515) 294-9333
Track Team Leadership:
Mark Brown, Zachry Construction, brownm@zachry.com, (210) 475-8000
Pete Capon, Rieth-Riley Construction, Pcapon@Rieth-Riley.com, (574) 875-5183
Angel Correa, FHWA, angel.correa@fhwa.dot.gov, (404) 562-3907
Barry Descheneaux, Holcim Inc., barry.descheneaux@holcim.com, (734) 821-7043
Jim Grove, CP Tech Center, jimgrove@iastate.edu, 515-294-5988
Farid Hamad, Lane Construction, FKHamad@laneconstruct.com, (703) 222-5670
Todd Hanson, Iowa DOT, todd.hanson@dot.iowa.gov, (515) 239-1226
Ken Hover, Cornell Unviersity, kch7@cornell.edu, (607) 255-3406
Steve Kosmatka, Portland Cement Association, skosmatka@cement.org, (847) 972-9164
Colin Lobo, NRMCA, clobo@nrmca.org, (734) 529-4186
Lisa Lukefahr, Texas DOT, elukefa@dot.state.tx.us, (512) 506-5858
Rick Meininger, Federal Highway Administration, richard.meininger@fhwa.dot.gov, (202) 493-3191
Jay Shilstone, Shilstone Companies, jay2003.shilstone@shilstone.com, (972) 509-9500
John Staton, Michigan Department of Transportation, statonj@michigan.gov, (517) 322-5701
Don Taubert, Capitol Cement, dtaubert@capitolcement.com, (210) 871-7220
Peter Taylor, National Concrete Pavement Technology Center, ptaylor@iastate.edu, (515) 294-9333
Sam Tyson, FHWA, sam.tyson@fhwa.dot.gov, (202) 366-1326
Thomas J. Van Dam, Michigan Technological University, tvandam@mtu.edu, (906) 487-2524
Jerry Voigt, ACPA, gvoigt@pavement.com, 847-966-2272
Leif Wathne, ACPA, lwathne@pavement.com, (202) 638-2272
Paul Wiegand, CP Tech Center, pwiegand@iastate.edu, 515-294-7082
Michelle Wilson, PCA, mwilson@cement.org, (847) 966-6200
Links
COMPASS Software available for free download at http://www.pccmix.com.