MD Track 1:
Performance-Based Concrete Pavement Mix Design System
Track Goal: Innovative concrete mix material selections and mix design procedures will produce economical, compatible, and optimized concrete mixes integrated into both structural concrete pavement design and construction control.
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
Upcoming priorities
Priority: Start now
Air content:
How much is needed? Measurements and variability. Test methods.
Cement content:
Should a minimum be specified? What performance is affected?
Combined grading:
How to specify? How to pay for it?
Priority: Start soon
Marginal materials:
Tests, limits
Rejection:
When should a truck be rejected? When should a new slab be removed and replaced? When should an old slab be removed and replaced?
Sustainability:
"Optimized" structural design. "Optimized" mix proportions. Recycled materials.
Who decides what (the perfect specification):
Engineer's decisions, supplier's decisions
Priority: Start later
Correlation between tests and life:
Fresh concrete, young concrete, old concrete
Uniformity:
Monitoring, accommodating, specifying limits
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