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Concrete Pavement Sustainability

Track Goal:Through research and technology transfer, the Concrete Pavement Sustainability Track will transform the way concrete pavements are designed, constructed, maintained, restored, and recycled, producing improved economic, environmental, and societal benefits and acceptance.

Track Mission: The mission of the Concrete Pavement Sustainability Track is to identify and quantify sustainable characteristics of concrete pavement and to achieve increased sustainability by addressing economic, environmental, and societal needs and desires in the design, construction, maintenance, restoration, and recycling of concrete pavement.

Track Coordinators:

Dale Harrington, Snyder & Associates, dharrington@snyder-associates.com, 515-290-4014

Peter Taylor, National Concrete Pavement Technology Center, ptaylor@iastate.edu, 515-294-9333

Track Experts:

Peter Taylor, National Concrete Pavement Technology Center, ptaylor@iastate.edu, 515-294-9333

Tom Van Dam, Applied Pavement Technology, Inc., tvandam@pavementsolutions.com, 217-398-3977

Track Leadership Committee:

    Erin Ashley National Concrete Ready Mix Association
    Kevin Cail Lafarge
    George Crombie State of Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
    Jim Duit Duit Construction
    Kevin Gardner University of New Hampshire
    David Goss American Coal Ash Association
    Al Innis Holcim, Inc.
    Steve Kosmatka Portland Cement Association
    Dominique Lueckenhoff Environmental Protection Agency
    Kevin McMullen Wisconsin Concrete Pavement Association
    Joep Meijer The Right Environment
    Tom Pyle California Department of Transportation
    Doug Schwartz Minnesota Department of Transportation
    Tim Smith Cement Association of Canada
    Mike Sprinkel Virginia Department of Transportation
    David Weber Slag Cement Association

Potential projects

  • Develop a briefing document that defines sustainability and describes the current state of the practice on implementing sustainable solutions today
  • Develop a "Best Practices" training manual and implementation package for concrete pavement sustainability
  • Organize and conduct a strategic conference on Sustainability of Concrete Pavements
  • Select two R&D research projects that address technology advances, such as carbon sequestration/absorption or advances in aggregate recycling, etc.
  • Create demonstration projects that feature sustainable solutions and communicate the success of these projects
  • Establish funding for a project that addresses the systems approach by looking at a quantification process to validate our assumptions of what is environmentally, economically, and socially beneficial for various design and material strategies

Upcoming priorities

Not yet determined.

Subtracks in other Road Map Tracks related to Sustainability

  • Functional Portland Cement Concrete Pavement Models Adaptation (Track 1)
  • Pavement-Tire Noise Sensing (Track 3)
  • High-Speed, In-Situ Portland Cement Concrete Pavement Breakup, Removal, and Processing (Track 5)
  • Recycled Concrete Processing/Improvement (Track 5)
  • Precast Quiet Pavement Surfaces (Track 7)
  • Long-Life Concrete Pavement Types, Design Features, Foundations, and Rehabilitation/Maintenance Strategies (Track 8)
  • Achieving Sustainability with Concrete Pavements (Track 11)
  • Impact of Concrete Pavement Reflectance, Absorption, and Emittance on the Urban Heat Island Effect (Track 11)
  • Cement Containing Titanium Dioxide (Track 12)
  • Increased Percentages of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement as an Aggregate for Concrete Paving Mixtures (Track 12)
  • Mix Design Considerations with Recycled Concrete Aggregate (Track 12)
  • Acceptance Criteria for Using Recycled Aggregate (Track 12)
  • Waste Materials in Concrete Mixes (Track 12)
  • Eco-cement for Concrete Mixes (Track 12)
  • Polymer Concrete Made from Recycled Plastic Bottles (Track 12)

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