Concrete Pavements
Concrete Team and Final Development
The concrete technology team works on final development and deployment of new equipment, materials, tools, and techniques.
A key element in our current program is the promotion of Advanced Structural Design and Rehabilitation Applications for Portland Cement Concrete. This initiative includes technology demonstrations as well as development and delivery of improved technical guidance and training programs. Examples of specific activities include:
Policy
SHRP 2 Project R05 – Precast Pavement
- Precast Concrete Pavement Technology (.pdf, 5 mb)
Technologies/Innovations
- Long-Term Plan for Concrete Pavement Research and Technology: The CP Road Map (Task 15)
- Air Void Analyzer (PDF version, 0.3 mb)
Current Projects and Activities
- Cooperative Agreement with ISU-National Concrete Pavement Technology Center
- Mobile Concrete Laboratory
- Quality in the Concrete Paving Process Workshop (.pdf, 0.1 mb)
- Partial-Depth Repairs
- Alkali-Silica Reactivity (ASR)
Ongoing Programs
- NCHRP 1-37A, Pavement Design Guide (mechanistic based design)
- Concrete Pavement Rehabilitation Guide for Diamond Grinding
- Maintenance of Highway Edgedrains
- Portland Cement Concrete Overlays (PDF version, 0.1 mb)
- Summary of Texas Recycled Concrete Aggregate Review
Research
- Portland Cement Concrete Pavements Research
Publications
- Honolulu Interstate H1 Precast Concrete Pavement Demonstration Project,
FHWA-HIF-17-001 2016 - Long-Term Pavement Performance Program - Pavement Performance Measures and Forecasting and The Effects of Maintenance and Rehabilitation Strategy on Treatment Effectiveness,
FHWA-HRT-16-046 2016 - Application and Validation of Remaining Service Interval Framework for Pavements,
FHWA-HRT-16-053 2016 - Implementation of Remaining Service Interval Concept,
FHWA-HRT-16-066 2016 - Analysis of Construction Quality Assurance Procedures on Federally Funded Local Public Agency Projects,
FHWA-HRT-15-008 2016
View all Concrete Publications
Training
- 131064 Introduction to Mechanistic Design for New and Rehabilitated Pavements
- 131060 Concrete Pavement Design Details and Construction Practices
- 131062 Portland Cement Concrete Pavement Evaluation and Rehabilitation
- 131033 Construction of Portland Cement Concrete Pavements (not currently offered)
- 131100 Pavement Smoothness: Use of Inertial Profiler Measurements for Construction Quality Control
The National Highway Institute website is a good source for all types of training courses offered by FHWA.