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2010 FDOT Construction Conference Concrete Pavement 2010 FDOT Construction Conference Concrete Pavement Construction – Just the Facts Jamshid Armaghani Ph D PE Jamshid Armaghani, Ph.D ., P .E. Florida Concrete and products Association

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Page 1: Concrete Pavement Construction the Facts - FTBA · 2013-01-09 · Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide ()(MEPDG) State‐Of‐The‐Art Guide based on fundamental pavement

2010 FDOT Construction Conference

Concrete Pavement

2010 FDOT Construction Conference 

Concrete Pavement Construction – Just the Facts 

Jamshid Armaghani Ph D PEJamshid Armaghani, Ph.D., P.E. 

Florida Concrete and products Association 

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Concrete Pavements of TodayDesign –

Optimum and structurally soundEconomicalEconomical

Construction –Almost 100% automation F t d d i i l lFast and paved in a single layerSmooth Quiet

Quality –Innovative testing equipment to assure structural and functional qualityfunctional quality 

Materials –Cement ‐ Locally produced i h h i d h bHigh strength concrete – New construction and Rehab

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AASHTO Pavement Design GuideAASHTO Pavement Design Guide

• Empirical methodology based on AASHO Road Test in the late 1950’s

• Several versions:– 1961, 1972, 1986, 1993 (Empirical)M li i i– Many, many limitations

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AASHO Road Test (late 1950’s)

(AASHO, 1961)

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Limitations: Huge Traffic Extrapolation

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Mechanistic Empirical  Pavement Design Guide ( )(MEPDG)

State‐Of‐The‐Art Guide based on fundamental pavement engineeringpavement engineering principles, climatic conditions, traffic volumes & material characteristics. It has been calibrated using over 250 pavement sites pthroughout the country.  

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Climate

MEPDG

Traffic

Structure,Joints,

Traffic

DG Inputs Axle load (lb)

Materials & ConstructionReinforcement

DG Process

DG Outputs

stress

age Field Distress

8Damage

Dis

Distress Prediction & ReliabilityMechanistic Response

Damage AccumulationTime

Dam

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MEPDG Design Optimization OptionsMEPDG Design Optimization Options Widened lanesSh t J i t iShort Joint spacing Larger size dowelsHi h i hHigher compressive strength Advantage of structural value of support layerslayersBond at Concrete‐asphalt base interfaceFl id Li t ith l C ffi i t fFlorida Limestone with low Coefficient of Thermal Expansion.

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MEPDG Output king

 % Crack

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Slipform machine (2) 

Curing/tining machine (3) Concrete Spreader (1)

Paving TrainPaving Train

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Alignment Sensor

Elevation Sensor 

Stringline

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Leica System EquipmentLeica System Equipment

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Computer on PaverComputer on Paver

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Adjustable Telescopic Frame

Spreader arm

Tie bars basket Dowel bars basket

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Page 21: Concrete Pavement Construction the Facts - FTBA · 2013-01-09 · Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide ()(MEPDG) State‐Of‐The‐Art Guide based on fundamental pavement
Page 22: Concrete Pavement Construction the Facts - FTBA · 2013-01-09 · Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide ()(MEPDG) State‐Of‐The‐Art Guide based on fundamental pavement
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On‐site Batch Plant 

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Concrete mixes can be designed to allow opening lane to traffic from 6 hrs to 36 hours

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Maturity Meter 

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Tie bars away from the Joint and ends of dowel bars 

Nail dowel basket to AC baseto AC base

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Page 30: Concrete Pavement Construction the Facts - FTBA · 2013-01-09 · Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide ()(MEPDG) State‐Of‐The‐Art Guide based on fundamental pavement
Page 31: Concrete Pavement Construction the Facts - FTBA · 2013-01-09 · Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide ()(MEPDG) State‐Of‐The‐Art Guide based on fundamental pavement
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Transverse Tiningg

Wide tine spacing can be Noisy Narrow tine spacing (1/2”) produces quieter surface 

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Longitudinal Tines Produce quiet pavement q p

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Grinding

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Smoothness TestingSmoothness Testing 

California Profilograph

Laser Profiler

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Narrow Joints produce quiet pavement 

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Uncontrolled crack from delayed joint sawing 

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Narrow vs. Wide Joints

Narrow joints produce quieter  pavement Joints > ½” Generate Noise  

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Joint too wide. Will cause noise.Must be ≤ ¼ “

Replacement slab

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Pervious Concrete Edge Drain

Filter Fabric

Asphalt subbase

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Graded aggregate gg gdrainage mat beneath curb.

Asphalt baseAsphalt base

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