SC Track 4:

Optimized Surface Characteristics for Safe, Quiet, and Smooth Concrete Pavements

Goals

Under the surface characteristics track, the concrete pavement industry will work together to develop specifications and guidelines to design, construct, and maintain concrete pavements that are safe, comfortable, durable, and cost-effective. The goal is concrete pavements that invoke a pleasant human experience and address an array of societal needs.

Activities to Date

  • Industry, in collaboration with FHWA, developed a manual of better practices for constructing and texturing concrete pavements that was published and distributed in 2008.
  • The team is developing an Integrated Functional Classification System for concrete pavement surface characteristics
  • A project is in development to refine models to relate pavement texture to noise, friction, splash and spray, and other concrete pavement surface characteristics.
  • State and industry partners are developing a training program to improve surface characteristics through better practices in concrete pavement design, construction, and maintenance.

Publications

Subtracks

  • Subtrack 1: Concrete Pavement Texture and Friction
  • Subtrack 2: Concrete Pavement Smoothness
  • Subtrack 3: Tire-Pavement Noise
  • Subtrack 4: Other Concrete Pavement Surface Characteristics
  • Subtrack 5: Integration of Concrete Pavement Surface Characteristics
  • Subtrack 6: Evaluation of Products for Concrete Pavement Surface Characteristics
  • Subtrack 7: Concrete Pavement Surface Characteristics Implementation

People involved

Track Coordinator:
Paul Wiegand, CP Tech Center, pwiegand@iastate.edu, 515-294-7082

Track Team Leadership:
James Bryant, TRB-SHRP2, jbryant@nas.edu
Tom Cackler, CP Tech Center, tcackler@iastate.edu, 515-294-3230
George Chang, The Transtec Group, gkchang@thetranstecgroup.com, (512) 451-6233
Roberto DeDios, Colorado DOT, roberto.dedios@dot.state.co.us
John Ferris, Virginia Tech, jbferris@vt.edu, (434) 766-6708
Gary Fick, Trinity Construction, gfick.trinity-cms@cox.net, (405) 285-2886
Ron Guntert, Guntert & Zimmerman Const Div, Inc., Rguntert@guntert.com, 209-599-0066
Bernard Izevbekhai, Minnesota DOT, Bernard.Izevbekhai@dot.state.mn.us, (651) 366-5454
Steven Karamihas, University of Michigan, stevemk@umich.edu, (734) 678-6930
Kevin McGhee, Virginia DOT, Kevin.McGhee@VDOT.Virginia.gov, (434) 293-1956
Bob Orthmeyer, FHWA, robert.orthmeyer@fhwa.dot.gov, (708) 283-3533
Zoltan Rado, Pennsylvania Transportation Institute, zrado@engr.psu.edu
Robert Otto Rasmussen, The Transtec Group, Inc., robotto@thetranstecgroup.com, (512) 451-6233
John Roberts, ACPA-IGGA, jroberts@pavement.com, (518) 731-7450
Brian Schleppi, Ohio DOT, Brian.Schleppi@dot.state.oh.us, (614) 720-7001
Larry Scofield, Arizona Transportation Research Center, lscofield@dot.state.az.us, (480) 775-0908
Jeff Seiders, Texas DOT, jseider@dot.state.tx.us, (518) 731-7450
Mark Swanlund, FHWA, Mark.Swanlund@dot.gov, (202) 366-1323
Jeff Uhlmeyer, Washington DOT, uhlmeyj@wsdot.wa.gov
Paul Wiegand, CP Tech Center, pwiegand@iastate.edu, 515-294-7082
Larry Wiser, FHWA, larry.wiser@fhwa.dot.gov, (202) 493-3079