SC Track 4:
Optimized Surface Characteristics for Safe, Quiet, and Smooth Concrete Pavements
Track Goal: A better understanding of concrete pavement surface characteristics will provide the traveling public with concrete pavement surfaces that meet or exceed predetermined requirements for friction/safety, tirepavement noise, smoothness, splash and spray, light reflection, rolling resistance, and durability (longevity).
Current projects
- Concrete Pavement Surface Characteristics Project (Part 3): Field Evaluation of Conventional Practices and Innovative Solutions for Desired Concrete Pavement Surface Characteristics
- Study of Implementation of Pavement Effects into Traffic Noise Model (TNM)
- Pavement Surface Properties Consortium (TPF-5(141))
- Tire-Pavement Noise 101 Workshops
- Concrete Pavement Surface Characteristics Project (Part 1): Concrete Pavement Surface Characteristics Strategic Plan
- Pavement Noise Intensity Testing in Europe for Comparison to the United States
- Implementation of the Real-Time Transverse Pavement Profile Measurement System
- FHWA CPTP Task 63 - Inertial Profile Data for PCC Pavement Performance Evaluation
- Traffic Noise Model (TNM) Technical Support and Distribution
- Noise Level Adjustments for Highway Pavements in TxDOT (0-5185)
- Wet Pavements Crash Study of Longitudinal and Transverse Tined PCC Pavements
- Texturing of Concrete Pavements (Project 10-67)
- Improving the Quality of Pavement Profiler Measurement (TPF-5(063))
- PCC Surface Characteristics - Rehabilitation (TPF-5(134))
- Publication (RILEM): Improving the Acoustic Absorption of Enhanced Porosity Concrete with Fiber Reinforcement
- ProVAL Software Enhancement and Deployment
- Tire/Pavement Noise Research Consortium (TPF-5(135))
- Measuring Pavement Profile at the Slip-Form Paver
- Truck Noise-Source Mapping (Project 08-56)
- Guide for Pavement Friction (Project 01-43)
- Implementation of Bump Detection Profilers for CRCP Construction
- Evaluation using Tire/Pavement Test Apparatus
- Publication: Integrated Safety Guards and Spray Suppression - Final Summary Report
- Two-Lift Concrete Pavements to Meet Public Needs
- LTPP Product Development: National Workshop on Pavement Smoothness (Proj. 20-51(1))
- FHWA Pavement Surface Characteristics IDIQ, Task Order Proposal Request No. 15: Innovative Methods for Creating Texture on Pavements: Prototype Development and Evaluation
- FHWA Pavement Surface Characteristics IDIQ, Task Order Proposal Request No. 5: Innovative Methods for Creating Texture on Pavements
- Caltrans Quiet Pavements Research Program
- FHWA CPTP Task 16 - Smoothness Criteria for Concrete Pavements
- Concrete Pavement Surface Characteristics Project (Part 2): Field Evaluation of the Relationship of Concrete Pavement Surface Textures to Surface Characteristics Properties
- FHWA Pavement Smoothness Workshops
- Harmonization of Texture and Skid Resistance Measurements
- Development of a Golden Tire Footprint for Improvement of Profiler Relevance
- Measuring Tire-Pavement Noise at the Source (Project 01-44)
- FHWA PSC IDIQ: Splash and Spray Measurements
- Circular Texture Meter and Dynamic Friction Tester Equipment Loan Program
- Synthesis on Lightweight Aggregate to Reduce Tire-Pavement Noise
Upcoming priorities
Not yet identified.
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